Anyone use ozonizers or ORP monitors?

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  1. Blue Falcon

    Blue Falcon Fire Goby

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    Just wondering if any one uses either an ORP (Oxidation Reduction Potential) monitor or an ozonizer. How helpful are these? Thanks.
     
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  2. TMWTim

    TMWTim Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Overkill....
     
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  3. Blue Falcon

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    yeah thats what i figured. Just wondering if anyone actually uses them anymore and if they think they are useful
     
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  4. Dingo

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    We just took our ozone off of the 500g Penn state display tank... We still run an orp probe tho. Honestly the ozone is not necessary with modern techniques and technology. The orp monitoring is not needed either, however if you know how to read it, it is a very early warning sign for when something might be going wrong.
     
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  5. m2434

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    Ozone and UV basically do the same thing, make your water clearer. That's really all they do though. I prefer ozone as it's a bit less invasive, but you can get extremely clear water with GAC and/or carbon dosing. So, it really is not necessary.

    Ozone
    Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 1: Chemistry and Biochemistry by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com
    Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 2: Equipment and Safety by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com
    Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 3: Changes in a Reef Aquarium upon Initiating Ozone by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

    ORP
    ORP and the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com
     
    m2434, Jul 10, 2011
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