Taken from Randy Holmes Farley article "Phosphates and the Reef Aquarium"
"These bonds are stable for some period of time in water, but eventually break down to release inorganic orthophosphate from the molecule's organic part, a process that can be speed up through the action of enzymes in a reef aquarium. Many of these organic phosphate compounds will be readily removed from an aquarium by skimming. Export of organic phosphates is likely the major way that skimming can reduce inorganic orthophosphate levels in an aquarium. Orthophosphate ions are not significantly removed via skimming (because they do not adsorb onto an air/water interface), but organic phosphates can be removed before they are converted into inorganic orthophosphate."
My question is, If ozone is injected through the skimmer, will ozone break down organic phosphates into orthophosphates, thus reducing the effectiveness of the skimmer as a mean of phosphate export mechanism ?
"These bonds are stable for some period of time in water, but eventually break down to release inorganic orthophosphate from the molecule's organic part, a process that can be speed up through the action of enzymes in a reef aquarium. Many of these organic phosphate compounds will be readily removed from an aquarium by skimming. Export of organic phosphates is likely the major way that skimming can reduce inorganic orthophosphate levels in an aquarium. Orthophosphate ions are not significantly removed via skimming (because they do not adsorb onto an air/water interface), but organic phosphates can be removed before they are converted into inorganic orthophosphate."
My question is, If ozone is injected through the skimmer, will ozone break down organic phosphates into orthophosphates, thus reducing the effectiveness of the skimmer as a mean of phosphate export mechanism ?