Better oxygen exchange

[justinl]

Originally Posted by Stab_Master_Arson

Is there a product on the market that does this so I can increase bioload.

I do not know where you heard that increased oxygen levels allows for a greater bioload, but it does not. Not even close. You may want to do some research on the nitrogen cycle.

Dissolved oxygen is a vital part of successful aquaria but it is not everything. and to answer your last question, if the water becomes supersaturated with oxygen, then it can be harmful; for example, in supersaturated seahorse tanks, the horses develop bubbles under their skin as the gas bubbles out. It is not particularly easy to supersaturate water though.

Running a ozone unit hooked up to a ORP meter is your best option, running the ozone through an oxygen/ozone reactor works great and lets the ozone dissipate, or you can run it through an ozone safe protien skimmer.

[Stab_Master_Arson]

Originally Posted by UnderWorldAquatics

Running a ozone unit hooked up to a ORP meter is your best option, running the ozone through an oxygen/ozone reactor works great and lets the ozone dissipate, or you can run it through an ozone safe protien skimmer.

Mind blown.

do you have a link to a good article about this. I have never used or even seen an ozone reactor. I have heard of them before however.

Originally Posted by Stab_Master_Arson

Mind blown.

do you have a link to a good article about this. I have never used or even seen an ozone reactor. I have heard of them before however.

Sorry, I dont have any articles handy. Im sure you could google it...
I used them when I imported large quantities of marine life, and also used them to oxidize waste and bring up the o2 saturation levels in the water column when I was raising tank raised post larval marine fish. They are used alot in fish farms of all types.
I have aquaculture books and articles on it hiding somewhere, you can usually apply aquaculture tecnology to aquariums with great results!
There are alot of great informative acuaculture sites and BB's out there...
Cheers!

[Stab_Master_Arson]

okay, how about this:

http://aquaticeco.resultspage.com/aq...en%20Diffusers


diffusers. They appear to be like air stones that attach to pure oxygen.

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/...etail/iid/6489

wouldn;t something like this be practical?

So from what I understand, if the diffuser is practical I can flow the oxygen through the plate and then use a pinpoint to determine the ppm. then I can adjust the valve on the tank to regulate flow thus raising and lowering oxidization in the water?

its alot easier and more practical to run an ozone generator with an ORP meter, injecting the ozone into your ozone safe protien skimmer if its large enough to have sufficent dwell time, or inject ozone into an ozone/oxygen reactor which is designed to have sufficient dwell time to let the ozone dissipate before entering the display tank. This setup will ensure that organic waste is oxidized and oxygen levels are at safe peak levels....

[Stab_Master_Arson]

okay. I was browsing the ozone/oxygen reactors a few mins ago. I was looking at the diffuser only because I was reading an article on live aquaria about how the increase in oxygen with the ozone reactor were marginal. That just got me started with looking at aquaculture companies for other ideas.

But I will look back into the reactor and skimmer combo along with the ozone/oxygen reactor. Any idea of how much I can increase bioload?

[Stab_Master_Arson]

Originally Posted by justinl

I do not know where you heard that increased oxygen levels allows for a greater bioload, but it does not. Not even close. You may want to do some research on the nitrogen cycle.

Dissolved oxygen is a vital part of successful aquaria but it is not everything. and to answer your last question, if the water becomes supersaturated with oxygen, then it can be harmful; for example, in supersaturated seahorse tanks, the horses develop bubbles under their skin as the gas bubbles out. It is not particularly easy to supersaturate water though.

http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/te.../g/bioload.htm


Definition: Bioload is the demand placed upon the life-support system in the aquarium as a result of the metabolism of all the living organisms present in the tank.

I understand that there are other environmental interactions that occur other than fish metabolizing oxygen. But I am already aware on how to control nitrates.

But thanks for addressing my question about over saturation.



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Thank you all for your responses - a well rounded bunch.