ozone in fw

[iwantareef16]

how would you difuse ozone in a fw tank i was thinking a protein skimmer but it would be useless but i would have it when i switch to sw

 

[xray]

Wow! you've been looking for a reason to by that skimmer for awhile now. Just get it and put it aside until you need it for SW. As for difussing O3! Why? I'm not a salty, so I don't know. Is that something that is good in SW?

 

[Guest]

how would you difuse ozone in a fw tank i was thinking a protein skimmer but it would be useless but i would have it when i switch to sw

Protein skimmers are worthless in freshwater systems. That is all I have to say on this, since I am having trouble understanding your post as it is. Learn how to use that period key.

Ozonation in a freshwater tank is also worthless unless your pH is higher than 7.5. If the antiseptic properties of ozone is what you are going for, a UV sterilizer would be a better choice.

 

[frog girl]

I know ozone can be hard on animals & plants because it produces free radicals. Do people really put it right into their tanks??

I would think a UV sterilizer would do the job depending on what your problem is.

 

[mattrox]

Wouldn't ozone kill the biological filter? Or am I missing something.

 

[TomK2]

Wouldn't ozone kill the biological filter? Or am I missing something.

I think that ozone is so short lived, that It would not be present in any significant quantity by the time the water got back to the bio-filter if the ozone was added downstream from the bio-filter?

 

[frog girl]

Tom is right ozone is short lived. I guess I was just picturing it being generated & fed right into the tank (ouch!!). I guess the word diffuse is what made me think that. It would certainly slow your biofilter down if you bubbled it through there but I guess if you let it dissapate & react with the organisms you are trying to kill in the water it would work fine. I have heard of ozone sterilization I just didn't think it would be safe to diffuse it into the water with the fish & plants.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

This is probably a dumb question, but what is a UV Steralizer? It was mentioned above that it would be the better choice if your pH is higher than 7.5, ours is at 7.8. Should we have a UV Steralizer?

 

[loganj]

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showquestion.php?faq=2&fldAuto=31
and
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showquestion.php?faq=2&fldAuto=39

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Thank you Logan.

 

[Guest]

This is probably a dumb question, but what is a UV Steralizer? It was mentioned above that it would be the better choice if your pH is higher than 7.5, ours is at 7.8. Should we have a UV Steralizer?

You misread my statement. I said unless your pH is higher than 7.5, an ozonator is worthless. UV sterilizers can be used in any situation.