ozone reactor

[seamonkey2]

well I got an ozone reactor, hook it up to my protein skimmer(as per marlin suggestion(comment really)) :P :P and since I only turn on the PS at night, so does the reactor, after 2 days, the water looks super clear, I am truly amazed by this little machine.

ScubaSteve, I never founded the info on RC, but Marlin was very helpfull, so I got it and is going great.

Jose

[LoneStar]

Which ozone reactor did you get and what size tank are you running it on?

[seamonkey2]

is a:

http://cgi.ebay.com/protein-skimmer-ozone-fish-tank-reef-300mg_W0QQitemZ7726310162QQcategoryZ46313QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

is hook up to a 370ga system, and I like it

Jose

[LoneStar]

Are you using a ORP controller or just have it on a timer?

[seamonkey2]

hook it to my protein skimmer and run them both at night only

Jose

[scuba_steveo]

cool. You only run your skimmer at night? I am going to order one too but I need to get with Matt and see how I can attach it to my skimmer. I am glad to hear that you like it. I am going to order a new ORP probe for my Aquacontroller now. The draw back to the ORP probes is that they have to be cleaned weekly. I wonder if I can get two probes and leave one in vinager while the other is in use and just switch them weekly. Or will leaving the probes in vinager ruin them?

[LoneStar]

I've been looking at those on Ebay for awhile but have been a little leary to buy one for my tank (only because of the amount of water I'm running). I was thinking of running one on a timer for just a few hours a day and possibly not have to use a ORP. But thats like throwing caution into the wind.... :unsure

[seamonkey2]

you guys are more than welcome to come by to look at set up

Steve, just plug it directly to the skimmer's air in take and presto, also, sounds like a good idea to have 2, and if you leave one "soaking" for a day, clean it and put it away, should be ok, but I'm not expert, so..

also I only run the skimmer at night, because during the day the clam "eats" LOL

lonestar, you can run it on a timer, only thing is that there is a little button you have to press to turn it on,.....hmm.. I'll try to play with it tonight and see if comes on with a timer

Jose

[LoneStar]

Does the button click and stay down when depressed or does it pop back up once pressed? Depending on that it might not turn on with a timer but then again not sure exactly how its wired up.... Let me know if it clicks on with a timer without having to depress the button switch.

If you run the skimmer longer than the ozone, would you need to tee off the air intake for the beckett? So when the ozone is off, the beckett has a seperate air source and not getting clogged(blocked air flow) by the ozone pump in the off position.

[seamonkey2]

nope with the ozone off it just suck air fine

I'll find out about "the button" tonight LOL

Jose

[LoneStar]

Here is the website for that model:

http://www.enaly.com/OZX-300U.htm

You can find them on ebay but it ships from China.

[LoneStar]

And even coming from China, its cheaper than what the original link was up at the begging of the thread ;)

[seamonkey2]

I paid 49.00 for mine plus shiping, and no air dryer :( :(

if you guys buy one from here, LMK, I'll get one more for my other tank, and this time I want the air dryer

Jose

[seamonkey2]

ok, I check and if you press the button and leave it press when you turn off the ( I got the skimmer and ozone reactor hook up to a UPC) UPC when you turn it back on the reactor turns on also, so one flip and both are up and running :D

Jose

[seamonkey2]

update...., I was reading some "claims" about the properties of the ozone reactor, the one that I was not sure about, was the one that it said, it will make the water dissapear of your tank, it was a reference to the fact that it will clean the water so good it will make it look like is not there......well.....it was TRUE!!, I was looking....ok staring at my tank last night, and turn off the OM, and water got kind of slow, and BAM!!! water gonne, it was crystal clear, so I cleaned the glass, and it was so clear, it was amazing, I'm soooo glad I bought it, now I'm getting another for the SH tank.

Jose

[hammondegge]

if this is the start of a group buy, i would like one too.

[JimD]

Thought ya'll might find this an interesting read.....
www.ultimatereef.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=30770

[scuba_steveo]

Group buy???
I want one with a dryer

[seamonkey2]

Steve, did you contact the manufacturer? as we had talked about?

Lonestar, where are we?

Jose

[LoneStar]

Sorry was busy most of the weekend and didn't have much time to do 'saltwater' stuff. After I go down to school today, I'll look into it ;)

[scuba_steveo]

I went ahead and ordered one off ebay yesterday. There was no easy way to contact them that I could find.

[seamonkey2]

Steve, you're going to love it, did you get the dryer also?

Lonestar ( I can't remember your name, sorry) what do you mean "no time for salt water stuff" LOL, there is always time, unless you're married and the wife said "no time for your fish stuff" I can relate :P :P

do you want me to take care of it, and we split the shipping?

LMK

Jose

[brewercm]

A couple of general questions here.

1. Since my skimmer is in the garage is there no need for carbon for excess ozone released?

2. Since it's in the garage does the dryer sit before the ozone machine to dry the intake air to it so it's more effective?

[seamonkey2]

it goes like this, the air is suck thru the dryer media by the reactor and send to the skimmer or tank

makes any sense?

Jose

[brewercm]

Yeah, I looked around and figured that out. Also looks like theirs another model on Ebay with the dryer and an internal timer for sale for $78.

[JimD]

Got a link to that?

[scuba_steveo]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ENALY-OZX-300U-Ozone-Generator-plus-Air-Dryer-US-49-99_W0QQitemZ4429651448QQcategoryZ20729QQcmdZViewIt em

[brewercm]

Thanks Steve, I was out and about fora while and missed that.

[seamonkey2]

I'll be ordering the other one and the dryers this week, if anybody is interested, it will be cheaper shipping if we buy together so LMK, I'll buy it this friday, so PM me

Jose

[Marlin]

As long as we have a thread going on ozonizers, does anyone know where I can get the electrode cleaner solution for the probe on my Red Sea ozonizer? I looked on the Red Sea web-site and could not find it even in the search I did.

Rick

[NaCl_H2O]

Trying to answer a few of the questions above ...
Dryer - really isn't very practical here in S.Texas, humid air will require you change the dryer media every few days. The ozonator will be more efficient with dryer air, but the general approach is to buy a higher output unit than needed, no dryer, and let it run longer to reach the ORP target.

I just soak my probe in Vinegar (hot vinegar) for a minute or so. Leaving a second one soaking a long time wouldn't be a good idea IMO. Doesn't take long to clean, and a 2nd one will cost a good bit of $$s.

If you smell ozone it is either 1) escaping from the skimmer, or 2) getting into the sump water and escaping from there
1) is bad for your health & will oxidize stuff in the room quickly - add some dry carbon where air is exiting the skimmer cup
2) Can have serious health impact on your fish & corals - run carbon in the skimmer drain to the sump.

I have dry carbon on top of my skimmer cup, no carbon in the sump because I have a VERY long linear travel of water (slow moving) before it reaches the return pump.

Hope some of this helps?

[seamonkey2]

Steve, so you just put carbon in a bag, and sit it on top of the collection cup?

thanks

Jose

[Marlin]

Thanks for the info on cleaning the probe. I thought it was something simple, but I didn't want to take a chance on ruining the probe.
On my system I inject the ozone into the protein skimmer and I have a remote collection canister that has a small container on top to hold carbon. I think you could do this with most skimmers by drilling a hole in the collection cup cover and glueing in a piece of PVC pipe and put a PVC cap on it with a couple of holes drilled into it. This way the air from your skimmer gets vented thru the carbon.

[seamonkey2]

ahhh!! got it...man more work, my wife is going to...buy herself something :P :P :lol :lol

Jose

[seamonkey2]

I forgot to add, I splited the reactor's out put line, and hooked it to the horses tank skimmer last night, this morning...water was crystal clear, man I love this ozone thing

Jose

[scuba_steveo]

In the SPS threads on reef central the guys are cleaning their probes weekly. I just ordered all new probes for my Aquacontroller II. I did not keep up on cleaning the first probes and they all failed in about 6 months time. So from now on I am going to clean all probes every weekend when I clean my skimmer.

[scuba_steveo]

OK...I just got the ozone reactor :D but I do not have my new ORP probe yet. :angry
So what should I do? Put it on a timer? For how long? It says it does 200mg/hr.

[MikeyBoy]

Just turn in on 24/7 very low (15%) and ratchet it up over the next couple of weeks very slowly.....IMO My .02
I am currently running my 200g 24/7 at about 75%, never have turned in to 100%.
ORP runs around 300 right now.

[NaCl_H2O]

Agreed, start it slow - you should anyway even if you had your ORP probe. I cranked mine up over a 2-week period. Now running my 200mg at 100% and it runs 24/7 - ORP target is 350 and it runs at about 320 usually. That's on a ~500g system.

[fishypets]

I am thinking about buying one for my 125. What is a good one to get for my sized tank?

Clint