WTB/T Oxydator

[WallysWorld]

Anyone have one of these?

Anyone have experience with these?

http://www.aquariumoxygenator.com/

Thanks,
Walter

 

[DgenR8]

Following along.

 

[WallysWorld]

Larry, Watched presentation regarding raising seahorses and this was one of the items used to maintain a super clean rearing tank. Very interesting, no carbon needed...

 

[DgenR8]

I don't think you can have too much Oxygen. It's a really interesting idea.

 

[billsreef]

It's nothing more than a hydrogen peroxide reactor. They've been around since at least the 80's. Can provide some limited benefit in overloaded conditions. Otherwise, there is a reason they've never taking off as commonplace

 

[billsreef]

I don't think you can have too much Oxygen. It's a really interesting idea.

It's somewhat hard to do, but is entirely possible to have too much O2 dissolved in water. Leads to something called gas bubble dissolve, which is what happens when that excess O2 comes out of solution in the fishes tissues.

 

[WallysWorld]

It's nothing more than a hydrogen peroxide reactor. They've been around since at least the 80's. Can provide some limited benefit in overloaded conditions. Otherwise, there is a reason they've never taking off as commonplace

So what's the reason?

It's being used for rearing so yes the conditions would be loaded much more than a DT.

This is basically the poorman's ozonator but without the intense ozone to worry about.

 

[billsreef]

If your system is not overloaded in respect to it's ability to oxygenate without such a system, it simply doesn't do anything other than give you another piece of equipment to maintain. As for oxidization of organics, if there is enough free O in the tank water to accomplish that, you have the very same problem as overdosing ozone in tank water

 

[WallysWorld]

Bill,

Thanks for the feedback. :beer:

Let us know when you're coming back up.

Thanks,
Walter

 

[DgenR8]

It's somewhat hard to do, but is entirely possible to have too much O2 dissolved in water. Leads to something called gas bubble dissolve, which is what happens when that excess O2 comes out of solution in the fishes tissues.

Could the unit we're talking about here create that much dissolved O2 in a tank?

 

[billsreef]

Could the unit we're talking about here create that much dissolved O2 in a tank?

Not likely. It typically takes some way of actively forcing O2 into solution...most frequent cause is a leak on the intake side of a pump that sucks in air.

 

[DgenR8]

I really feel like I learned something. Thanks, Bill.

 

[WallysWorld]

The difference is this seems to be an idiot proof method for bring up your orp. With this unit there is no ozone just the operation of O from the provide via a catalyst. So no passing with air pumps ozone controllers...