Thumbs up for Ozone!

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I've heard good things about the Sanders unit. I think I'm going to go the RedSea route since I've had luck with their products in the past. I plan to hook it up to a neptune controller and use their air dryer. The ozone will be injected into a MRC-1 through a beckett ozone injector.

I'm sure our LFS would carry Sanders it I requested they do so. I have commited to them on this one so I don't want to screw them over.

Thanks for the info though.
 
whats an x10 controller? what controller would you all recommend for an enaly? I have one coming in sometime this week. thanks
 
X10 is on most aquairum controller packages out there. I don't mean like a ca controller or an orp controller but the all-in one packages. You don't have to use it on those controllers as you can use them as direct connect to what look like power strips. But many also offer X10 control which sends signals through the electrical system of the house so you can control lighting and other electrical equipment that are remote to the main aquarium controller.

Did I explain that or make it confusing sounding?
 
My Sanders 50 mg/hr came in today from www.fishsupply.com they shipped nicely and had wonderful customer service.

The unit is very small and light, instructions are very easy, you have a rheostat to control ozone, then their is a plug for the AC adapter.

Next you have two metal openings one is to suck in air, the other to exhaust ozone to your skimmer.

It even has a cool looking light on top that glows when ozone is being produced, if the ozone is increased so is the intensity of the light.

You can even mount it on the wall next to all your controllers, which I plan on doing.

After visiting Sanders website, I learned they have a really cool,
Redoxpotential Meter that works nicely with the ozonizers, you just set the ozone to full blast and can control more precise the amount of ozone leaving the unit.

Sort of like the RedSea Deluxe version. So I called fishsupply to ask about the meter, he says they are expensive and will get me a price; just want to see what they cost; as I already have the Milwaukee SMS 510 ORP controller on order from back East.

This ozone unit was only $174.99 whereas I see the Aquamedics version just as much or even more expensive.

I also placed my order for Ozone resistant check valve and T connection from Marine Depot.

I ordered the 8 foot coralife ozone tubbing; I got that at webaquatics along with the 500 g RedSea airdryer.

To drive the air into my ozonizer I went with what many recommended on this thread, the Coralife Luft air pump. It also can be wall mounted and comes with a rheostat for air control and has extra filters for replacement when needed.

The redoxpotential meter from Sanders is $419 dollars and he told me it's for really large systems, overkill for my tiny 72 gallon reef.

Mike G
 
WOW....That's a great price for that Sanders unit.........wish I had found that on the web before I got the AquaMedic.........could have saved a few $$......we should all place links on here for the best prices on stuff that we buy to help others save money

FYI : The best price I could find on the Sanders 50mg was $237
 
I will add for those who have been following that my sander unit is the older units . Not like the one pictured above so I am not positive if the performance is the same .

JFYI
 
I have one of the older ones "in the mail" I bought on eBay. Should be hooking it up by this time next week.
 
How does putting carbon out in the open reduce the danger of the Ozone smell?

How much exposure does there need to be to get ill?

I reactivated the ozone after it has been off for 2 days and the smell is worst than ever. So I am a bit concern now.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6700187#post6700187 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Perureef
oh ok, thanks. so i should avoid a system controller and instead purchase a dedicated orp controller, right?

I'm not sure where you got that idea other than the enaly units iterfere with X10. I use an Aquacontroller 3 so I just looked for a unit that didn't interfere. If you use the recommended DC modules it doesn't matter.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6693982#post6693982 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Grayout
Jeff,

I think somebody said it may work but they weren't sure. I would be concerned about the sufficient depletion of ozone prior to return.

Some on this thread have questioned the toxicity of the ozone generated by these units. They produce such a small amount, it is questionable whether or not it could be toxic.

Mainly, I think it's the unpleasant smell coming from the skimmate.

I completely agree the smell is unpleasant hehe. Its filling up my fish room and spreading out. I have to leave the windows open just to be safe.
 
Dracula,

What are your other components, what type of Ozonizer, do you have an airdryer, how big, how much tubbing are you using, what type of skimmer?

All these are factors that will determine the setting on the luft pump....

MG
 
I'm using the Aqua Ozoner 100g/h with the airdryer with 3/16" tubing and using T fitting with safety check valve at the airintake.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6714215#post6714215 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Vampire2
I'm using the Aqua Ozoner 100g/h with the airdryer with 3/16" tubing and using T fitting with safety check valve at the airintake.

100 g/h WOW !!!!!!!!!!! is your tank dead yet........ :-)
 
Vamp,

We need you size tank and your skimmer, are you using the 500 g or 250 g dryer by redsea?

My skimmer is only rated to receive up to 50 mg/hr and nothing more.

Does yours go through a reactor all to itself?

MG
 
Sorry to make you guys confue! I set only 5g/h for running 24 hours/day. I'm using Circulation HEA 150 GroTech HEA skimmer for the 150g tank. I'm using the dryer that come with the Red Sea Ozoner 100g/h.
 
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