Ozone in tank? Ozonizers? Your thought!

christyf5 · #1 04-08-2008, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gqlmao

Don't the ozonizers already have controllers built in?

Some do, some don't. I think most/some of the Red Sea models do. Mine is a Sander brand and didn't have one built in.

gqlmao · #2 04-08-2008, 07:33 PM

I was thinking about this one http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...ct_ID=OZ-RS050
Its affordable, however it is missing the ORP controller, is the Orp controller that crucial? or can I do without it?

fencer · #3 04-08-2008, 07:39 PM

You could do without. You can have it running during the night and off in the day or you can run it with timer say every 2 hours. You still need a redox meter to find out what level you are at.

gqlmao · #4 04-08-2008, 08:43 PM

I guess, A ORP controller wouldnt be a bad idea since I have so much money in that tank. It would definitely give me piece of mind. Where could I get an ORP controller? and How much do they go for?

fencer · #5 04-08-2008, 08:46 PM

If you wait for a bit the odd one pops up for sale on the board. You will also need an air drier and a reactor chamber

gqlmao · #6 04-08-2008, 09:38 PM

Doesn't the red sea ozonizer, have the air dryer built in? Do I need those pieces as well or can i skip those cause my sump area isn't that big and I still need to fit another reactor in there.

fencer · #7 04-09-2008, 12:03 AM

Drier is attached to the ozone unit. You can feed your ozone through your skimmer but you should run carbon to destroy the escaping ozone. Mind you 50mg/hr is small. I have a 300 and 100 mg/hr units

Quinster · #8 04-08-2008, 07:35 PM

There was a thread a while back where people opened their controlled ozone generators and found the controls weren’t even hooked to anything.

I don’t remember the brand or what forum I saw it, but with control like that, and for the price of an ORP controller, I think it is an inexpensive piece of mind, especially when using such a potentially dangerous item as ozone.