best ozone?
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Topic: best ozone?
Posted By: jessejames
Subject: best ozone?
Date Posted: November 19 2009 at 12:53am
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what is the best ozone unit that doesn't cost a arm and a leg . i found a unit online by GEN-X from i think pacific imports for 83.99 it puts out 0-250 mg's ------------- building 220 marineland tank(had to return my 265 :-( couldn't fit it in my new house) with 120 g sump with g4x skimmer,47 column, 9 gallon aqua medic nano wave |
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Posted By: dew2loud1
Date Posted: November 19 2009 at 9:07am
| anything that is corona discharge and not uv discharge should be ok, more importantly and costly is how you plan on monitoring and controlling ORP, if you are injecting it into your skimmer also make sure to carbon on the air coming out and carbon on the outflow of your skimmer |
Posted By: jessejames
Date Posted: November 19 2009 at 10:23am
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i was planning on buying a milwakee orp controller also.im not sure what u mean on the carbon? ------------- building 220 marineland tank(had to return my 265 :-( couldn't fit it in my new house) with 120 g sump with g4x skimmer,47 column, 9 gallon aqua medic nano wave |
Posted By: dew2loud1
Date Posted: November 19 2009 at 11:17am
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basically ozone is free radicals which generally is degraded instantly when its injected into water, but any residual that makes it into the air is very dangerous for humans/animals.
This is a short blurb on it... Mainly injecting ozone into a skimmer takes care of the vigorous aeration and using carbon at your outflow protects the marine inhabitants and putting carbon on the skimmer lid where air escapes protects you
Safety Precautions for using Ozone:
Ozonized air should be prevented from escaping into the room; it is advisable to install a carbon filter on your protein skimmer or ozone reactor where ozonized air escapes. Do not let the redox value of the aquarium water exceed 400 mV as harmful substances (commonly in the form of hypochloric and hypobromic acids) can be produced, which could damage sensitive organisms. The aquarium inhabitants should be protected from exposure to free ozone and /or oxidation products. The recommended method to remove any residual free ozone and any free oxidation products is by vigorous aeration followed by filtration through activated carbon. After this treatment the amount of residual ozone should be checked regularly – maximum 0.05mg per liter. |
Posted By: jessejames
Date Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:17am
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how do u attach a carbon filter on a asm g4 x skimmer? ------------- building 220 marineland tank(had to return my 265 :-( couldn't fit it in my new house) with 120 g sump with g4x skimmer,47 column, 9 gallon aqua medic nano wave |
Posted By: sanddune600
Date Posted: November 21 2009 at 12:31pm
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I have heard of people using this one I think I saw it on Ryans tank when I was there http://cgi.ebay.com/Programmable-Ozone-Generator-Sanitizer-Air-Purifier_W0QQitemZ320314602453QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a943cf3d5 - http://cgi.ebay.com/Programmable-Ozone-Generator-Sanitizer-Air-Purifier_W0QQitemZ320314602453QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a943cf3d5 ------------- Andy Jorgensen My number is four three 5 7 six four 8 0 three four |
Posted By: jessejames
Date Posted: November 22 2009 at 2:22pm
i just ordered that one off ebay  how many mg's does it put out? anyone know?------------- building 220 marineland tank(had to return my 265 :-( couldn't fit it in my new house) with 120 g sump with g4x skimmer,47 column, 9 gallon aqua medic nano wave |
Posted By: sanddune600
Date Posted: November 22 2009 at 2:50pm
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not sure wish it said but it doesnt
------------- Andy Jorgensen My number is four three 5 7 six four 8 0 three four |
Posted By: jessejames
Date Posted: November 22 2009 at 3:14pm
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how do they like it? ------------- building 220 marineland tank(had to return my 265 :-( couldn't fit it in my new house) with 120 g sump with g4x skimmer,47 column, 9 gallon aqua medic nano wave |
Posted By: thefu
Date Posted: November 22 2009 at 8:50pm
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I have been using this one for a few months now. It is the way to go I think. It doesn't take long to raise up the ORP. Maybe a half hour to recover from 300 to 375. Just make sure to use a controller. I think the best way to go is a neptune controller of some sort since a stand alone orp controller is ~$100. Why not put that towards a Neptune of some sort? |
Posted By: thefu
Date Posted: November 22 2009 at 8:53pm
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Oh, and if you are going to pull the ozone through the skimmer, dont use the air pump supplied. Just set the unit to max, then attache a tee to the airline from your skimmer and attach the airline from the ozone unit to that. The other fitting on the tee is left open to draw in additional air if the line from the ozone unit is too restrictive (Thanks Eric). |
Posted By: Aquarium Creations
Date Posted: November 22 2009 at 9:03pm
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Posted By: GUNDLR
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 2:18pm
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What seriously, cause it can restrict? Ill tell you what I cannot believe how much of a difference it has made my to my tank.........WOW I mean even girls/friends noticed increase in clarity and really brings purple out....... UNBELIEVABLE/HIGHLY RECOMMEND Im just dissapointed i didnt do this sooner......... RED SEA USER... ------------- I LUV GUNS..... DEFENSEARMS.COM RECONARMS.COM ASK ME ABOUT BUILDING UR DREAM AR-15 LOADED FOR $300.00 START RECONGLOBALGROUP.COM MARINE RECON.... FOREIGN WAR VETERAN |
Posted By: bimmerzs
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 6:12pm
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Also make sure your skimmer is safe for ozone use. The skimmers made with cast acrylic are resistant to the effects of ozone where as the extruded acrylic bodies are not. It is also important to point out that the use of ozone via a skimmer actually is not the most efficient method for adding ozone to your tank. It inhibits the skimming process because it oxidizes organics that the skimmer is supposed to remove BEFORE they are oxidized. Ozone addition via a pressurized ozone reactor allows you to get the maximum benefit from ozone by saturating the small volume of water inside the reactor with ozone. By doing this, the residual ozone does not enter into the sump or the aquarium although it still will need to pass through a small carbon chamber after the reactor. There are many DIY plans for ozone reactors, you can use the pricey MTC setup as a reference when building one. http://www.marinetechnical.com/page6.html - http://www.marinetechnical.com/page6.html
Cheers, ------------- Ron C 150G CUBE,390W Custom 9 spectrum LED's, Bubble King Cone Skimmer, Vortech's, APEX handling full tank automation |
Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 6:46pm
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technically you should be able to duplicate that my chaining two phosban reactors together. Injecting ozone into the first and running in through carbon in the second right? ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: GUNDLR
Date Posted: December 29 2009 at 9:29pm
WOW THATS A SPENDY UNIT.......MAN WHEN DID FREE CORAL FROM OCEAN AND PVC PLASTIC PARTS REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR A YEAR JOB!!!!!!!!!!! IM ON A MISSION TO FIND SOMEONE THAT CAN PICK AND SHIP CORALS FOR 5 BUCKS----------THIS IS FREAKIN REDICULOUS  ------------- I LUV GUNS..... DEFENSEARMS.COM RECONARMS.COM ASK ME ABOUT BUILDING UR DREAM AR-15 LOADED FOR $300.00 START RECONGLOBALGROUP.COM MARINE RECON.... FOREIGN WAR VETERAN |
Posted By: ClarkWGrizwald
Date Posted: January 13 2010 at 4:57pm
| The Vita-Shower unit kicks out up to 100 mg/hour and can produce as little as 15 mg/hour. |
Posted By: GUNDLR
Date Posted: January 13 2010 at 9:04pm
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I shouls known pluggin into my skimmer was to easy, of course it can't just be done there. OK so now I need figuring out how to run my ozone safely. So my fish or me being in danger really upsets me.....Eric why havent you told me if no one else will? ------------- I LUV GUNS..... DEFENSEARMS.COM RECONARMS.COM ASK ME ABOUT BUILDING UR DREAM AR-15 LOADED FOR $300.00 START RECONGLOBALGROUP.COM MARINE RECON.... FOREIGN WAR VETERAN |
Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: January 13 2010 at 9:49pm
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Brandon, I think ozone is still the best place for your skimmer, and I believe in another thread (I'll try to find it for you) Eric also said he recommends running your ozone through your skimmer.
Here's that link for you Brandon: http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37466&KW=ozone&PID=332109#332109 - http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37466&KW=ozone&PID=332109#332109 ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: GUNDLR
Date Posted: January 13 2010 at 10:53pm
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thanks buddy, gotta roll....... lets chat tomorrow k
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