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hello again. love this forum. ok I installed ozone several months ago and went with a cheap generator (WEIRPRO ET-200) and installed a DIY port on my skimmer for injection. I also installed a carbon pad on top of the skimmer to reduce ozone gas from getting out. i also run an air dryer in front / upstream of my generator.
concern 1: lower ORP LEVELS --my orp was around 300-400 in the beginning (an that range always deeps on what's in the water.) over the past month +/- my generator has been running non-stop and the orp is now between 200-270, I have even gone one day without feeding to see if it would climb back to / return to above 300 it has not happened. upside tho the tank looks really Really good. anyway, I have even cleaned my probe a few times. I use a DIGITAL ORP / REDOX CONTROLLER / REGULATOR MILWAUKEE (MC510) to monitor orp. I have also improved my surface agitation with my duel 4k gyres. still no improvement.
concern 2: OZONE GAS ODER, in an effort to raise my orp, one experiment I ran, was to raise the 03 output, not sure how much the gen puts out, it's just a knob to adjust the output. My generator is a WEIRPRO ET-200. doing this increased the odor really bad, i MEAN MAN I could smell it (That clean crisp smell) not good. so the generator is working ( i assume) because the odor means there's more 03 entering and it's not mixing. there was no improvement in the ORP levels after doing this, even with the increased surface movement of the DT water, still no improvement.
after researching this I came across a water purifying process using ozone where the ozone is mixed with the water (thru a venturi) at the top pushing the water down thru media, thereby mixing the O3 with the water (at the to ) an existing the bottom (underwater level) greatly reducing the O3 odor concerns. it seems that most ozone reactors work in this manner.
THE IDEA FOR IMPROVING. oooooh boy.
so here's my plan. I have this bio pellet reactor hanging around.
the blue line is my sump water level. so I plan on plumbing in the pump (external) to force water in from the top (red line) installing a venturi port at the top for the ozone to enter (orange line), fill the chamber with plastic bio-balls (purple dots) and the water will exit at the bottom (green line) under the sumps water level,
the odor should be prevented from exiting the top, because of the rubber seal in the top of the reactor.
the bio balls, in combination with the v shape bottom, and the offset exit port of the reactor should also greatly reduce the possibility of microbubbles.
so that's that the plan for my reactor to improve orp, reduce 03 odor, save the life of my skimmer long term (o3 is hard on plastics).
I do have some orp calibration solution ordered to test my probe, and I also am considering a high-end generator (the Poseidon 200) cause, i don't want to just let it be because the tank looks good, the generator is running nonstop unless I dial it down to say 250. but the ideal range for orp is 350-450 right? I have determined that I like the effects of Ozone on my tank. so your ideas, thought, recommendations are welcome.
concern 1: lower ORP LEVELS --my orp was around 300-400 in the beginning (an that range always deeps on what's in the water.) over the past month +/- my generator has been running non-stop and the orp is now between 200-270, I have even gone one day without feeding to see if it would climb back to / return to above 300 it has not happened. upside tho the tank looks really Really good. anyway, I have even cleaned my probe a few times. I use a DIGITAL ORP / REDOX CONTROLLER / REGULATOR MILWAUKEE (MC510) to monitor orp. I have also improved my surface agitation with my duel 4k gyres. still no improvement.
concern 2: OZONE GAS ODER, in an effort to raise my orp, one experiment I ran, was to raise the 03 output, not sure how much the gen puts out, it's just a knob to adjust the output. My generator is a WEIRPRO ET-200. doing this increased the odor really bad, i MEAN MAN I could smell it (That clean crisp smell) not good. so the generator is working ( i assume) because the odor means there's more 03 entering and it's not mixing. there was no improvement in the ORP levels after doing this, even with the increased surface movement of the DT water, still no improvement.
after researching this I came across a water purifying process using ozone where the ozone is mixed with the water (thru a venturi) at the top pushing the water down thru media, thereby mixing the O3 with the water (at the to ) an existing the bottom (underwater level) greatly reducing the O3 odor concerns. it seems that most ozone reactors work in this manner.
THE IDEA FOR IMPROVING. oooooh boy.
so here's my plan. I have this bio pellet reactor hanging around.the blue line is my sump water level. so I plan on plumbing in the pump (external) to force water in from the top (red line) installing a venturi port at the top for the ozone to enter (orange line), fill the chamber with plastic bio-balls (purple dots) and the water will exit at the bottom (green line) under the sumps water level,
the odor should be prevented from exiting the top, because of the rubber seal in the top of the reactor.
the bio balls, in combination with the v shape bottom, and the offset exit port of the reactor should also greatly reduce the possibility of microbubbles.
so that's that the plan for my reactor to improve orp, reduce 03 odor, save the life of my skimmer long term (o3 is hard on plastics).
I do have some orp calibration solution ordered to test my probe, and I also am considering a high-end generator (the Poseidon 200) cause, i don't want to just let it be because the tank looks good, the generator is running nonstop unless I dial it down to say 250. but the ideal range for orp is 350-450 right? I have determined that I like the effects of Ozone on my tank. so your ideas, thought, recommendations are welcome.
