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Old 11-19-2003, 01:12 PM
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personaly this is one project that might be cool to make but I wouldent risk putting it on my tank. to much potential for something to not work right and all have it wipe out all the life in your tank except the fish.

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Old 11-19-2003, 04:35 PM
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personaly this is one project that might be cool to make but I wouldent risk putting it on my tank. to much potential for something to not work right and all have it wipe out all the life in your tank except the fish.

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The skimmer or the reactor ??

seriously though Steve as I value you opinion dont leave me hanging and explain what you mean ....
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Old 11-20-2003, 12:27 AM
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the ozone reactor, as Ozone will quickly kill any invertabrates in your tank.. so if you have a problem with your carbon scrubber for example you could wipe out the invertabrates befor you wake up in the morning.

thats just getting to be to fine of a fine line for me as if I go away for a weekend I would constantly be worring about something failing and it putting to much O3 into the tank.

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Dont you use a ORP meter with a Ozone reactor ? ... or some people put the output of the Ozone reactor through the skimmer ?
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thats just getting to be to fine of a fine line for me as if I go away for a weekend I would constantly be worring about something failing and it putting to much O3 into the tank.

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Or you could shut it off before you go away for the weekend
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How many people track ORP in their tank?
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How many people track ORP in their tank?
not many as the actualy mumber has no meaning and rather the change of the number can indacate a trend. I think ORP is a toy for thoes who have everything else and think they need to watch it

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It used to be a big thing with the oldies who didn't have sumps & skimmers and such to keep up the oxygen levels. Is that the jist of it? Can't really see much use for it now.
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I have heard Stephane talk about ORP. So i'm sure he has a moniter.
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Old 11-20-2003, 06:08 PM
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Is that the jist of it? Can't really see much use for it now.
It's basically a method of turbo-charging your skimmer. Not only do you remove DOC's via the mechanical method of skimming, but you also "burn off" organic compounds that don't make it up the skimmer cup.
Easy to over-do it, though. You pretty much HAVE to have a controller, IMO.

It was one method that allowed you to load up your system with living things. I think (or hope, anyways) that the trend these days is to NOT overstock a reef tank.

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