Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[NY_Caveman]

Been saving that for over a week. LOL

 

[Katrina71]

@Fin seriously, it would be an honor to learn from your build. It's about to get real here. You have serious skills! You've forgotten more than I've figured out yet!

 

[Fin]

@Fin

Thank you! It will be a weird day for sure. Tomorrow morning I will be in shock.

 

[Katrina71]

We will be right here for you!!!

 

[Fin]

A day that I have waited on for many years and now that it is here, I am not really excited. I will miss my coworkers. But, on the bright side, the office is less than two minutes from my house. I will be dropping in from time to time, disrupting their work. :-)

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Thank you! It will be a weird day for sure. Tomorrow morning I will be in shock.

Congratulations.

 

[Katrina71]

When old people find a new app...

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Mmm coffee

 

[Katrina71]

This is an exciting week here in the 8 gallon!

 

[Katrina71]

Oxydator...talk to me. It peaks my interest.

 

[Katrina71]

And...UV plumbed in. Rated for our new water volume. Which one and how?

 

[Fin]

Oxydator...talk to me. It peaks my interest.

It uses a higher percentage food grade Hydrogen Peroxide (diluted 35% to something around 6%-9%). The stuff you get in the drug store is 3%. It reacts with a catalyst and slowly releases oxygen into your tank water. There are a few people on here that use them, but mostly something you would see across the pond. @najer may have more knowledge on these than me. I do have one for my tank, but of course it is dry like everything else. This is where I got mine. There is a brief description about their function on that page :

The Shrimp Tank

 

[Katrina71]

I knew @najer ran one, and knew you have one plumbed in. I would like to know more. Any negatives?

 

[Katrina71]

I'm not sure we want to run the UV all the time, but definitely in the event of an outbreak. Tangs have me a bit nervous.

 

[Fin]

It doesn’t plumb in. It just sits in the tank or sump. Probably better inside the tank. This is mine. This is the Oxydator A.

The hydrogen peroxide goes in the little plastic chamber with the catalysts. Then that chamber goes into the ceramic housing. The oxygen slowly releases through a couple of small holes in the top of the plastic chamber and then out into the tank water around the round top on the housing.

Components

The catalysts. About the size of rat poop.

Assembled unit.

 

[Katrina71]

Hmm. I think it might be cool to try, but not at 107.00. maybe I'll luck up and find one 2nd hand.

 

[Fin]

Hmm. I think it might be cool to try, but not at 109.00. maybe I'll luck up and find one 2nd hand.

You never asked about the price. :p They are actually not that common here. Can’t find them just anywhere. You would be lucky to find a used one, but if anyone could find one, it would be you. :-). No real moving parts and the catalysts should last forever, unless you lose them. All it needs is the food grade hydrogen peroxide.

 

[Katrina71]

You never asked about the price. :p They are actually not that common here. Can’t find them just anywhere. You would be lucky to find a used one, but if anyone could find one, it would be you. :). No real moving parts and the catalysts should last forever, unless you lose them. All it needs is the food grade hydrogen peroxide.

There was one sold here recently. I shoulda snatched it up!

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I know it uses H2O2 and a catalyst to release the bond between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms... but what does it do?

 

[Katrina71]

I know it uses H2O2 and a catalyst to release the bond between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms... but what does it do?

Kinda super saturates the tank with O2. Eliminates bacteria blooms, algae, and cleans the water. I would also assume it boosts the fish immune system and promote healing much like in humans.