that’s such a cool tank man! Love the pictures and glad you started your build thread.
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I see. What you have doesn't run tank water through it? That would be a reactor version. I'm running a co2 scrubber through my skimmer silencer. I would have to choose 1 or the other?If you have an ozone-compatible skimmer you just run the air hose into the silencer and plug the ozone unit in (you can see my setup in the above image).
Yes, if you have a manifold you can run a ozone reactor instead of the skimmer (this necessitates the addition of the reactor as well, though).
Thanks. I haven't seen a bump in my ORP yet, but I'm still running it @20%. For my tank size, it indicates I should be running between 0.3-0.5 mg/hour per gallon - which works out to be between 27-45%.Glad to hear that you are having a noticable impact already. Once your orp starts to rise you will see the sparkle clarity that ozone is known for.
Correct - I'm running the ozone directly into the skimmer silencer so it gets mixed directly by the pump. You could probably add a T or Y adapter after the Co2 scrubber (with check valve) to mix the ozone with the Co2-scrubbed air that way.I see. What you have doesn't run tank water through it? That would be a reactor version. I'm running a co2 scrubber through my skimmer silencer. I would have to choose 1 or the other?
so add a T or Y after where the hose hooks into the skimmer (out of the water) , so that it splits the air going to each unit? Or after the co2 unit itself? I don't have a check valve on that hose now that goes to the co2 unit as there is not water in the line. Splitting that line wouldn't draw water into the line would it? Not planning on doing this soon but with this tank I might to keep it looking the best I can! IE: already spent a ton, what's a bit more or: having spent the $$ I want it to be the best it can be lol'sCorrect - I'm running the ozone directly into the skimmer silencer so it gets mixed directly by the pump. You could probably add a T or Y adapter after the Co2 scrubber (with check valve) to mix the ozone with the Co2-scrubbed air that way.
There is a yellow/green led on the front of the unit that indicates power on/off.Thanks. I haven't seen a bump in my ORP yet, but I'm still running it @20%. For my tank size, it indicates I should be running between 0.3-0.5 mg/hour per gallon - which works out to be between 27-45%.
I'm just doing some quarterly maintenance (gyres, reactors) over the next few days at which point I'll probably bump it up to between 30-40%.
There's no on/off indicator light on the unit, right?
Thanks - thought that was a screw (issue with the adapter - problem solved!)There is a yellow/green led on the front of the unit that indicates power on/off.
Between the Co2 scrubber and the skimmer. The Poseidon comes with a check valve so you're covered there (not sure if the tubing is the same diameter, so you may need an adapter). There was an issue with the power adapter on the Poseidon so it was only drawing air (no ozone), so it will be interesting to see the tank in a few days time.so add a T or Y after where the hose hooks into the skimmer (out of the water) , so that it splits the air going to each unit? Or after the co2 unit itself? I don't have a check valve on that hose now that goes to the co2 unit as there is not water in the line. Splitting that line wouldn't draw water into the line would it? Not planning on doing this soon but with this tank I might to keep it looking the best I can! IE: already spent a ton, what's a bit more or: having spent the $$ I want it to be the best it can be lol's
I find the reduction in alkalinity consumption interesting. I would likebtobsee how this plays out going forward.August 10. Climate Change
So we're now three (3) days into use of the new ozone system. Observations:
• The tank does look "other worldly". I haven't sampled a new batch of water to compare coloration because I just finished some quarterly tank maintenance and the (sparkling clean!) gyres are kicking up a lot of crap. In the next few days I'll most likely take a picture for comparison.
• I run oolite in my tank - and this gets stirred up frequently (parrotfish - looking at you!) It would probably be even more spectacular with a less easily-disturbed substrate.
• There is less algae growth on the glass (probably half as much as previously).
• The leathers that I thought were toast have suddenly sprung to life and looks like they'll make it.
• My alkalinity usage is down about ~20% over the past few days. pH has returned to pre-maintenance levels (7.95-8.2) and may be slowly edging up beyond that. ORP has not really changed - it still ranges between 300-315 daily. However, I two reactors and a pair of gyres were offline this week so I can't draw any conclusions here.
I had been running the ozone @2.5 and have increased this to @4.0. According to what I've been able to research (and correspondence with @Sean Clark), I want an ozone setting of somewhere between 2 and 4 on the Poseidon.
• The recommended ozone level is 0.3-0.5mg/hour per gallon (60-100mg/hour @200 gallons)
• The Poseidon 200 has an output of 0-220mg/hour
• A setting of 2.5 equates to 55mg/hour; a setting of 4.0 equates to 88mg/hour
Thus, 88mg/hour is roughly in the middle of the acceptable range for my system. @Sean Clark indicated he runs his Poseidon at a setting of 4 (thanks again Sean!), and I think he's got it dialed in perfectly.
Me too. I'm going to re-test with my Hanna kit this weekend. Right now I have Trident-controlled dosing set to keep alkalinity @8.35 dKH. I normally use roughly 120ml of KH daily - but my alkalinity is currently 8.39 dKH and I'm at well under 100ml for today (and dosing trails off in the evening).I find the reduction in alkalinity consumption interesting. I would likebtobsee how this plays out going forward.