Who uses ozone?

I don't know but I always have problems with ich its not a lot but a few spots but I want to get rid of it competely. I already got a 36 watt custom sealife uv. Agent sps your friends tubs recommended I get a ozone to help with the ich.
 
OK, i just got my new 100mg/hr red sea ozonizer. I have a few questions about its use. It says to hook it up to an airpump to force the flow of ozone into the tank. I did this, but I was wondering if I need to control the airflow from the pump with some sort of valve? Also after hooking it up and running it for 2hrs at about 15-20%, the whole floor of the house smells like ozone. This can't be good, and the smell is getting to me. What am I doing wrong? Many of you posted that if used in small amounts, you don't smell it. Well I certainly do. I have it connected to my skimmer through the ozone/Ca Reactor JG fitting. My skimmer is a aquaC EV180. Any thoughts? BTW, i put some carbon in a bag directly under the outflow of my skimmer. I'm not sure how to hook it up, so that I have carbon in line with the skimmer, as I don't want to restrict the outflow of my skimmer.
 
OK, i just got my new 100mg/hr red sea ozonizer. I have a few questions about its use. It says to hook it up to an airpump to force the flow of ozone into the tank. I did this, but I was wondering if I need to control the airflow from the pump with some sort of valve? Also after hooking it up and running it for 2hrs at about 15-20%, the whole floor of the house smells like ozone. This can't be good, and the smell is getting to me. What am I doing wrong? Many of you posted that if used in small amounts, you don't smell it. Well I certainly do. I have it connected to my skimmer through the ozone/Ca Reactor JG fitting. My skimmer is a aquaC EV180. Any thoughts? BTW, i put some carbon in a bag directly under the outflow of my skimmer. I'm not sure how to hook it up, so that I have carbon in line with the skimmer, as I don't want to restrict the outflow of my skimmer.
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Hi, no you should not restrict the air flow from the pump.
The other issue... to be honest I run about double the dose you mention and I canÃ"šÃ‚´t smell it.
Have you checked that the valve of your aqua c is clean and clear of salt creep? I mention this because a few days ago I noticed that mine was full of salt creep so the ozone couldnÃ"šÃ‚´t go into the skimmer.
Take a look at it and see what happens.
Anyway I think a little ozone in your house wonÃ"šÃ‚´t kill you.
Marco:D
 
I checked the valve and it is clear. However that got me thinking. I'm using clear flexible airline tubing into the john guest fitting instead of the ridgid 1/4" ployethylene tubing. Could the flexible tubing not be making a seal? Also it smells like ozone coming out of my collection chamber. I'm not worried the smell will harm me, but its annoying and won't pass with the wife since our tank is in the living room.
 
Hi Guys, I have my Ozone set to 425 with my ORP controller and since it has bring my ORP from 225 to 425 and even with the Ozone cut-ioff, my ORP has rasie slowly to (lights on)440~460(lights-off) and have since remain at the 440~460 level for the past 1 month. I'm running a Berlin (BB) 120g tank with very low-bioload and I've noticed that my other DSB based tank tend to have lower ORP readings in the mid 300s. Maybe some of the reefers can show your experiences and compare notes.

:rollface:
Max

moonpod said:
Well it sort of depends. I mean for my tank, my orp likes to hover around say 320-350 or so. If I set things to get my orp up to 425, I'll be pumping plenty of ozone into my skimmer. So, if you're just using the ozone at a low rate, intermitently to clarify the water, sure it won't do much more than tickle the trophonts, but if you jack up your orp...
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bice004,
lay a bag of carbon on top of your collection container. thats probably where is coming from.
 
571958,

Clean the ORP probe with vinegar for 10-15 mins. I have to do this on a weekly basis, otherwise the ORP creeps up and up. I have a reference solution and know that cleaning the probe is essential.

Brad
 
On the red sea ozonizer is adjustable on the level of ozone right? I have a 90 gallon tank but want to get a 100mg ozonizer since I'll probabbly getting a 240 or 300 gallon tank next summer. I just have to set the ozone low right? I have a euro reef skimmer so how do I connect the two.
 
I have been running 12.5 mg/hr of ozone 24/7 on my 75 for 10 days. I am very pleased with the results. The water is so amazingly clear.

Once I get the algae starved out, I will probably run less time and/or lower the dosage. I have not seen any negative effects so far.

Tom:fish2:
 
Bice,

Unless you are using ozone safe tubing and not just straight airline tubing the tubing will get small cracks in it and actually leak out of that... ozone eats the crap out of rubber (in my lab it will destroy a brand new rubber stopper in 1 hour to the point where it desintigrates) so that may also be another problem
 
571958 said:
Hi Guys, I have my Ozone set to 425 with my ORP controller and since it has bring my ORP from 225 to 425 and even with the Ozone cut-ioff, my ORP has rasie slowly to (lights on)440~460(lights-off) and have since remain at the 440~460 level for the past 1 month.
Max
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Set that probe in vinegar for 10 minutes. You are getting bad readings. I'll bet a buck that your readout drops 100 mv plus points.
 
So what's everyone using to check that their ORP reading is correct? Or are you doing that? I was looking into solutions to be used for calibration and had a hard time finding any. Reason I ask is, I actually have two ORP meters and both read different, one about 35mv higher than the other. I looked into buying a cal solution and was able to finally find something but it's about $60 for a soltuion that is stable at 425mv.
 
JB,
I just PM'd Brad A because he mentioned a calibration fluid on the previous page of this thread. Curious what he's got.
I looked into the calibration fluids that Randy referenced in his ORP article, but like you said, they're not cheap.
 
www.aquaticeco.com

product #7022 470 mv $16.50

Clean the probe before you stick it in the solution. Or even better, pour some out of the bottle into another contain and place probe into new container so you dont contaminate the stock solution.

Brad
 
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