Anyone running ozone through a Maxspect Jump skimmer?

[nim6us]

There was such a small price difference between the 30 and 90 models. I figured if I ever upgraded it'd be nice to have the bigger one instead of re-buy. In this instance for the cost I'd rather go bigger and turn it down than potentially max out on a smaller unit and wish I had more options.

 

[Dibi]

Hi, I also have the SK400. Is it working perfectly? Any issues so far? It is a bit confuse, I've saw the entrances but I don't know how it manage to let the ozone go inside the skimmer. I mean, I can't see any connections or holes beetween the ozone entrance and the skimmer body. But if it works it works.

 

[nim6us]

Yeah everything is working great! If you look at my earlier posts in this thread I show the inlet ports you’ll want to connect your ozone generator to.

That inlet port will draw the ozone from your generator and pull it down to the submerged intakes of the skimmer and mix with the water and air in the body of your skimmer.

 

[Dibi]

Yeah everything is working great! If you look at my earlier posts in this thread I show the inlet ports you’ll want to connect your ozone generator to.

That inlet port will draw the ozone from your generator and pull it down to the submerged intakes of the skimmer and mix with the water and air in the body of your skimmer.

Nice! How much are you dosing and in what frequency?

 

[nim6us]

See my post #14 on this thread. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[Dibi]

I set up here, are you not using air compressor correct?

I do not know why, but my orp was 140 before ozone, it was getting close to 200, and then after a water change the ORP return to 150 and now is flat...

How long does it took to increase your orp? I turning on every 105 minutes for 20 minutes. It's a 1g/h ozonizer.

Thank you!

See my post #14 on this thread. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[nim6us]

I'm not using an air compressor, just letting the draw from my skimmer pull it in.

Regarding the readings after a water change, that's quite normal. Anytime I do a WC my ORP reading crashes and takes days to recover.

 

[Dibi]

I'm not using an air compressor, just letting the draw from my skimmer pull it in.

Regarding the readings after a water change, that's quite normal. Anytime I do a WC my ORP reading crashes and takes days to recover.

Ok, I also using a 6mm tube. Sorry, the last one, do you think that 250mg/h is enough?

 

[nim6us]

Unfortunately I don't think I have the experience to advise on that. The AquaMedic ozone unit I bought was very vauge about its output. It simply has up/down buttons for levels 1-10 with no description how many mg are being produced.


If you're doing this for this for water clarity I'd start with the lowest setting and run it for an hour each night. If the water looks good in the morning your all set, if not keep incrementally increasing how much your producing each night and then checking the results in the morning until you see the water clarity you’re looking for.

 

[pserelis]

Hey all, thank you for all the info. When running the ozone through the air intake (as noted in the poctures) do you smell the ozone? Thank you all

 

[Dibi]

Hey all, thank you for all the info. When running the ozone through the air intake (as noted in the poctures) do you smell the ozone? Thank you all

I switched the tube to be very tight. It worked, however I do smell sometimes. How about you? I will put a carbon bag above skimmer.

 

[nim6us]

I do smell it a bit if I open my cabinet doors.

Since I don't need to run it for that long I have it set to come on at 2AM when no one will be downstairs, just to be safe. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[pav306]

I purchased an SK400 mid November, and an Enaly Ozone Generator at the end of November, my best guess is I started running ozone sometime mid December 2023. I run it daily, 3 times a day for 30 minutes each. The power to the Enaly is controlled by my Apex, and it stops producing ozone when it gets to a safe number with the ORP probe on the Enaly, or the power is shut off when the Apex ORP sensor gets to a similar number as a contingency. Long story short, max runtime is 90 minutes, but its way less than that based on the ORP reading. I run airline to one of the holes on skimmer intake, and the other stays as is. I don't cap the other one and it works as expected, water is crystal clear.

Last weekend, I noticed that there were barely any bubbles being created by the skimmer. The white hose that feeds air to the skimmer with ozone became brittle and disintegrated. It's only been 3 months! My understanding is that the hose is supposed to be silicone, and from my research silicone is supposed to be ozone safe. Maybe not in an elevated concentration... who knows. I opened a ticket with BRS, and the response was the following:

"Unfortunately, ozone is a very harsh substance and can impact silicone tubing substantially. Consider using an ozone reactor instead of running though a skimmer. If you just want to replace the silicone tubing, https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/white-soft-silicone-tubing-sold-by-the-foot.html. Damage from ozone is not covered under skimmer warranties. We appreciate your understanding."

I have a ticket open with Maxspect and im pending a response, and will keep you all posted. I'm OK with replacing the hose every so often as part of the maintenance, though i am surprised how quickly ozone has an impact on equipment. I am afraid of the orange silicone pieces that hold the air/water intake and seal the body/pump also deteriorating, see below. I will take the skimmer apart this weekend and inspect it.

I can't afford not to run my skimmer, so i just used a regular vinyl hose temporarily and ordered clear silicone hosing from Amazon with overnight delivery. Lets see what they say... Again i'm ok with replacing the hose periodically as long as the rest of the components can take the beating. I think It's a great skimmer for the price and it fits perfectly in my sump that has limited real estate. Keeping my fingers crossed.

I will keep you posted, and wanted to share my experience for those looking to do the same.

Hi, did you get a response throm maxspect?

My skimmer has the same issue, white hoses have gone solid and 1 snapped in half, what kind/size hose did you replace them with?

Thanks