250 Gallon Starphire tank

[littlesilvermax]

Originally Posted by Dave C

I guess. My ozone reactor is 24" tall, 7" in diameter. But it could be much more then just size. A protein skimmer injects ozone into a column of water/bubbles. An ozone reactor injects/disperses drips of water into a column of ozone gas. According to dudes like Randy Holmes-Farley on RC that's the best way to get ozone to do its stuff. I'm not suggesting I'm right, just something to consider.

I got my Ozotec ozone generator, and have yet to hook it up.


FWIW according to Ozotec the best way to inject ozone is in a large skimmer, they say an ozone reactor works, but is not ideal as there is less contact space available.

To me that makes sense from what I know of physics. But I am no expert. I know other "experts" will argue either way.

IMO the only benefit to using an ozone reactor is that it is extremely easy to run the effluent through carbon (which is a point to consider).

I still believe that you don't need carbon with ozone, but when I set-up my ozotec unit I will test for residual ozone and maybe I will find that I need it with a bigger unit. I all I know is I have had fantastic growth and no fatalities in 2+ years of using ozone w/o carbon.