using Ozone

[andrewsk]

Originally Posted by Jaws

That's how I have it hooked up right now and it seems to do a good job. Originally I had the fluval turned on but the flow was far too fast. The only thing I don't like is that I'm using a Coralife Ozone Reactor and the air bubbles produced by the airstone don't seem to discipate that much throughout the bioballs. The air usually just travels straight up the reactor and then into the fluval.

Is the coralife reactor pressurized?

[Jaws]

I'm not quite sure what you mean by pressurized. It's sealed, there's no way for air or water to get out unless it's travelling out the outlet hose.

[andrewsk]

With my reactor the water is sprayed into the cannister and drips down the media and is held inside until the air pressure builds up enough (3 to 5 psi) to push down a float valve and release the water/air back to the tank.

By injecting the Ozone under pressure and keeping some of the water in the chamber, contact time is increased.

Think of it this way.

In a skimmer, the OZONE is constantly pumped into a "body" of WATER and leaves the chamber as fast as the water is pumped through it.

In these reactors, the WATER is sprayed into a pressurized "body" of OZONE , then dripped down media and held for release until pressure is built up.

Perhaps this comparison will help to make more sense as to why reactors work more efficently than any skimmer could.

Notice how there is no body of water in the reactor. Just pressurized Ozone with water dripping down the media.