Thumbs up for Ozone!

[mikeguerrero]

bkelley02,

Do you have the controller or the monitor unit? I assume you have a controller like me.

You are not suppose to calibrate these units with liquid, they are factory set and the adjustment period is placing the probe in your tank the day it arrives.

You are then to walk away and not look at the display until day 5, at the time your unit will have a strong indication of the mv in your tank.

At this time, you may connect your controller to your ozone unit.

Regarding the black sludge that built around your probe, I don't know what liquid you are using?

MG

 

[DrBDC]

On the Aquacontroller orp monitors they tell you up to 2 weeks.

 

[DrBDC]

In a way I am running ozone in the room. I have an air purification unit which produces 565 mg/hour but I have 1 plate removed. So I'm making 280ish but in the room in general which is also the furnace room on the other half. So my air pump is getting a lower amount just from it's intake and I guess to some degree even the surface movment of the large sump is probably mixing some in as well. I still want to check it with an orp calibration solution before I totally believe it.

 

[bkelley02]

I do have the same controller as you and I had left the probe in the water for about 2-3 weeks now. I cleaned it again last night and will leave it alone until the weekend and see what it says then.

The black sludge was in the Milwaukee calibration fluid. It took a good 5 minutes for me to get it all off the probe when I took it out.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6788848#post6788848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mikeguerrero
bkelley02,

Do you have the controller or the monitor unit? I assume you have a controller like me.

You are not suppose to calibrate these units with liquid, they are factory set and the adjustment period is placing the probe in your tank the day it arrives.

You are then to walk away and not look at the display until day 5, at the time your unit will have a strong indication of the mv in your tank.

At this time, you may connect your controller to your ozone unit.

Regarding the black sludge that built around your probe, I don't know what liquid you are using?

MG

 

[thrlride]

What was everyones reason for purchasing ozone? Was it the clarity, the better light penetration, less dissovled organics etc?

Seems to be a lot of benefits for not too bad of a price.

In other words, I need convincing. What is going to happen to my tank if I buy a setup?

 

[mikeguerrero]

Thrlride,

To all of the above, the answer would be, YES !!!

Mike G

 

[thrlride]

Is the Red Sea Aqua Zone Deluxe Ozonizer a decent unit?

Does that unit require a controller?

 

[idua]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6794327#post6794327 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by thrlride
Is the Red Sea Aqua Zone Deluxe Ozonizer a decent unit?

Does that unit require a controller?

In the Delux version the controller is built in. It also comes with the ORP probe and the air dryer.

 

[mikeguerrero]

Thrlride,

That particular model comes as a all in one unit; you get the ozonizer, controller and airdryer.

All you do is plug and watch...

MG

 

[grochmal]

How frequently do you guys change out the carbon that you run your ozonated water over?
Weekly, monthly?

 

[mikeguerrero]

Grochmal,

If you use chemipure, you can change it out once a month; chemipure works anywhere from 1 to 6 months of time.

Some users of ozone don't run the carbon and don't have problems at all.

I run it as a safety precaution only.

MG

 

[Bill and Elaine]

I use a small bad of Kent Reef Carbon......I was told by the store that I got it from.....to change it once a month

 

[mikeguerrero]

Bill,

I've always wondered about the Kent marine carbon. On the package it says you only need to use very little as it's very potent stuff.

Do you fill up a small micron bag and drop it inside the return sock from the skimmer?

MG

 

[thrlride]

I decided not to get the red sea deluxe unit and will probably get the enaly unit. I also just purchased the SMS510 controller from Milwaukee. Hopefully it will arrive by Friday since they are within two hours of me.

 

[jay24k]

Question for you all.

I'm running a ASM G3 and the air pulls in pretty good from the pump. Do you need a luft pump? Wouldn't the ozone automatically push through the tubing plus being pulled in via suction?

If it is 50/hr, wouldn't it still be 50 per hour no matter how much air you pushed through?

 

[thrlride]

Hey, where have I seen you before?

 

[jay24k]

Somewhere monkeying around!

 

[thrlride]

I'm actually curious about the air pump as well. The enaly unit I am looking at has a built in pump and I believe gettingfeisty disabled hers and noticed no change.

I see the check valve at marinedepot, where can you get the t fitting?

 

[Bill and Elaine]

mikeguerrero: I use a small amount of carbon on the tube that dumps into the sump from my G3 Skimmer......I have the gate valve mod.......... the carbon is in a small bag...I dont think it a micon bag......just a carbon bag...its a kind of mesh

 

[brandon0350]

i said i was going to put ozone on my 60 cube and some guy said i was crazy for using it on a tank that small. is my tank to small. i already bought the controller and want to know if i should return it