Ozone Poisining ?

mr_alberta · #1 03-01-2006, 02:08 PM

Do you have the skimmer output going through some carbon to remove the excess O3?

Do anything esle to the tank recently?

Maverick · #2 03-01-2006, 02:43 PM

I have the return from the tank going through carbon. Added some additives for the corals, but i always do that. I tend to froget to turn the ozone on.

mr_alberta · #3 03-01-2006, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Maverick

I have the return from the tank going through carbon. Added some additives for the corals, but i always do that. I tend to froget to turn the ozone on.

Sorry, does this mean you have no carbon after your skimmer to absorb the O3? Just want to clarify.

Hmm, I'm not too sure what could be the case here. It doesn't sound like its the ozone though as everything else would be affected as well. To be safe, do the standard water change, run some fresh carbon and leave the ozonizer off for now.

Maverick · #4 03-01-2006, 04:12 PM

Already turned off the ozone. I'll do a water change after work . Thanks for the insight, but damn, this is baffling.

Brent

fkshiu · #5 03-01-2006, 09:02 PM

Never mind killing your fish, be careful with ozone around humans as well:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=789282

Psyire · #6 03-01-2006, 09:05 PM

What mg/hr are you running? What kind of ozonizer?

Beverly · #7 03-01-2006, 09:12 PM

Read the RC links. Interesting, but may be dangerous for those competing for the Darwin Awards

This is a real question, though ....

Why does a reef need ozone?

muck · #8 03-01-2006, 09:20 PM

Don't do it Bev.. You don't need another thing to poison yourself with.

dirtyreefer · #9 03-01-2006, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Beverly

Read the RC links. Interesting, but may be dangerous for those competing for the Darwin Awards

This is a real question, though ....

Why does a reef need ozone?

Ozone is a very controversial topic with reefers where the additional and unstable O molecule (O2 + an additional O = O3) will bind to other organics thus making skimming more efficient.

I've tried ozone and I skimmed out some nasty stuff with it and it improves water clarity, however I also forgot to turn it off one night and killed all my fish. Too high of an ORP (oxygen redox potential?) will burn the gills of your fish and will kill them if left too long.