UV or Ozone or why bother with either?

[nhlives]

Seems to me that Ozone and UV provide similar functions in that they both kill bacteria. Ozone will oxidize NH4 or other stuff where UV would not.

But if one is monitoring ORP and wanted to automatically do something about a "out of control" low ORP, could you use either solution? Or should you even bother?

 

[alan214]

I just started using ozone but it seems to me that with a controller that automatically monitors your ORP, you should be more or less assured that it will ne at or near your ORP checkpoint unless the ORP probe flakes out (which happens).

You don't have that level of control with UV.

Does that answer your question?

 

[nhlives]

Mmm, I would think you could turn on or off the UV with the same ORP controller.

Also what were your reasons for using ozone other than the obvious desire to control ORP? Or is ORP only corrected with oxidation?

 

[alan214]

Mine has no feature like that. It is srictly intended for ozone production/measurement. There may well be controllers out there that can do that.

 

[alan214]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9260722#post9260722 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nhlives
Also what were your reasons for using ozone other than the obvious desire to control ORP? Or is ORP only corrected with oxidation?

Mostly for the increased water clarity and breaking down of organic componds. Here is a link that explains it better than I can.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/rhf/index.php

 

[nhlives]

Thanks for the help.

 

[alan214]

Anytime! Good luck...