Ozone

[Harpo1966]

I want to dump my ozone in to my deltec skimmer. My concern is that this would be directly in to my pump. My Aqua C had a port where it dumped it in to the larger volume chamber. Will the concentrated ozone be bad for my pump?

Thanks

 

[kblack3]

not that I know of. Most skimmers are designed to be ozone reactors but if you feel like being safe contact their customer service.

 

[Harpo1966]

I have called & spoken with someone who was supposed to have someone else give me a call. I sent an email but got no responce to that either.

 

[kblack3]

well like I said earlier if it was designed to be an ozone safe skimmer I would assume the pump would also ozone safe

 

[Harpo1966]

Ozone

You see that is the problem I can't find anything on thier web site or in my paperwork that says either way.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Do you know what the exposed pump parts are made of? If so, we could likely answer if it was ozone safe.

 

[Harpo1966]

Deltec skimmer

Deltec skimmer

Well deltec uses aquabee pumps. The shaft is ceramic but everything else is some type of plastic. What is not compatible with ozone?

Thanks

David

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Some plastics are OK, and some not. I detail some of them here:

Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 1: Chemistry and Biochemistry
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/rhf/index.php

Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 2: Equipment and Safety
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/rhf/index.php

Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 3: Changes in a Reef Aquarium upon Initiating Ozone
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-05/rhf/index.php

The second article has a table of materials that are and are not suitable:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/rhf/index.php#13