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Paul, how many MG unit are you running? What size tank?
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Paul, how many MG unit are you running? What size tank?
I thought real men didn’t have to talk about how manly they are.I thought real mean don’t need no silly skimmer. Hike up ur dresses ladies, no need to overcompensate.
I do run GAC “as needed” but my fear is deprecation of trace elements. I know this can be mitigated with daily small WCs but I just don’t have the time for that level of husbandry.IMO, the benefit is less yellow water. I don’t think most hobbyists use it in a way to get any other significant benefits. FWIW, the ozone reacts with colored compounds to reduce yellowing without actually removing the organic from the water.
I used it for years, but had some HLLE-like issues that went away when I stopped it and stopped using Marineland Black Diamond GAC and switched to ROX 0.8. The actual cause could have been either or both the GAC and the ozone.
I do run GAC “as needed” but my fear is deprecation of trace elements. I know this can be mitigated with daily small WCs but I just don’t have the time for that level of husbandry.
Is O3 a good supplemental method for clarifying water? I’m considering a 50 Mg unit for my 135 SPS. I won’t be building it myself but I may paint a beard on it, just to make it more manly. In my estimation, 53mg on that sized tank is small enough that it wouldn’t require redox control.
An air drier is recommended but not needed. It just cuts down a little on the effectiveness. But even without an air drier, If I put a piece of iron near the output of my ozonizer for a day, it would rust. That means it is working. Now you could call a lab to come over and test it or buy an ORP meter, ask Oprah Winfrey, hire a chemist or do any number of other expensive things. But if you stick the air hose up your nose, you will know immediately if it is working or not. Trust me.
I also don't use carbon because I don't like carbon. There are a lot of things I don't like but I will limit this to carbon for now. Too many people talk to old wifes because almost all the information in this hobby comes from Old Wife tales.
If Ozone is escaping into your house, you will smell it immediately. And if you do, it is not nerve gas or Anthrax. It won't kill you or turn your kids into tree frogs, those nice orange ones.
I have a 5' trough that runs the length of my tank just above the water that the skimmer empties into. Any residual ozone, which there never is, will be disapated in there. But if your skimmer is big enough, the ozone will be used up way before it enters your house. If you have one of those little Sissy Mary skimmers, don't use Ozone. Forget about it and go out to dinner.
If an air drier is needed because the little moisture in the air it will degrade ozone, wouldn't it get degraded in a skimmer that is full of water. Come on, think about that.
Ozone is a fantastic piece of machinery that oxidizes organics like food, fish pee, fish poop, fish saliva etc. And it leaves nothing in the water. In the 40 years I have been using it I am on my third one. They cost about $100.00 but I get them used here because people that listen to old wifes, think they are dangerous and their wife makes them sell it so she can buy new high heels which she doesn't really need.
Everybody with a tank older than mine who does not use Ozone, raise your hand.....Higher.![]()
I used it for years, but had some HLLE-like issues that went away when I stopped it and stopped using Marineland Black Diamond GAC and switched to ROX 0.8. The actual cause could have been either or both the GAC and the ozone.
I thought real men didn’t have to talk about how manly they are.
As my LGBT friends use to say: It’s the squeaky wheel that wants to get greased.
LOL
I disagree that either one is the cause
Um, yea, that’s not helping LOLAnd I squeek when I walk.![]()