Ozone reactor

[kevin]

Hi, everyone. Have any one here use the Ozone reactor/generator? and how would it work if you connect it with the protein skimmer? What is the advantage vs disadvanstage of using the Ozone reactor/generator in the system?

Thanks

Kevin

[amay121]

Here's an article on ORP which the ozone takes care of:

 

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-12/rhf/feature/index.php

 

I'm researching this now as well.

[Brian Ward]

Hi, everyone. Have any one here use the Ozone reactor/generator? and how would it work if you connect it with the protein skimmer? What is the advantage vs disadvanstage of using the Ozone reactor/generator in the system?

Thanks

Kevin

 

First a little clarification - an ozone reactor requires an ozone generator. The reactor is kinda like a media reactor (see here: http://www.avastmarine.com/ssc/do/product/ozone/AVAST-Mutiny-Ozone-Reactor). You can also just inject ozone into your system - such as through a skimmer. My understanding is that the acrylic your skimmer is made from must be of a certain type in order to be able to take ozone.

 

The advantage of using ozone is that your water will be clearer and it breaks down some of the dissolved organics in order to make your skimmer work better (skimmers can typically only remove 20%-30% of the dissolved organics, ozone is supposed to increase that number). The disadvantage is that it adds a level of complexity that may not be necessary and can result in a tank crash if the monitoring and dosing equipment fails.

[kevin]

Thanks. I guess to help clear the water, isn't it easier to use the UV Sterilizer safer. However, if using the NP biopellet in the system, the company does not recommend using the UV sterilizer as it kills the bacteria passing by the UV lamp. Any here using the NP biopellet in the system along with UV Sterilizer? I am running the NP biopellet now and had stopped using the UV sterilizer since the time I set up the Biopellet reactor (about 6 months ago) and I started to have the green slim algae which I never had before in my system when I ran the UV Sterilizer. I don't know if I should run the UV sterilizer now as I am changing my water more often.