Ozone Water Treament way to GO!!!!

[Alexp]

They are like 4-500 for say a 20 gal res but I think we may see the market come down a bit as this tech is real mainstream now for the coral/plants/tropical fish and from the reading you may need a OPR (Oxidation Reduction Potential) meter... Because shock treatment will mess with your mag. and iron....ooh one more meter I need! But to treat incomming water...excllent
But if you are useing Rock Wool or have ever had pith or gnats... I would spend the $$$
FC

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...1&N=2004&Nty=1

This one for fish tanks has a meter built in and is relatively inexpensive.

Alexp Reviewed by Alexp on 12-20-2006. Ozone Water Treament way to GO!!!! These are getting very affordable now with small aquirium units that work well for hydro... also increase O2 Now you can run w/o chillers utilize higher res temps for better root growth and nute/gas exchange, no chemicals... a must for large systems.. If you have ever had gnats or pith you know what I mean! FC http://www.enaly.com/OZX-200AT.htm Rating: 5

[Flower Child]

Yea but the question is: should I be using the same range of settings as for Aquariums if someone digs up some good comparitive info on this let me know..
FC

[DeepFriedBrain]

Hozelock 3 in 1 pond filter, £50 best piece of kit I've bought in a while.
UV, regular mesh foam, and bio filter.

[Cyclonite]

Well I treat with O3 before I pump the water into my res but not when my plants are in the same room. Ozone is extremely corrosive and is one of the strongest oxidixers known to man. I would be very careful with this one. Ozone is generated as a gas and is pumped in the res...that gas will escape and be exposed to the tops of your plants, not good.

I use H2O2....it raises the dissolved O2 quite a bit over a much longer period of time...Ozone does have its place though.

[DeepFriedBrain]

The uv is sealed in and the water is trickled thru the chamber the uv light is in. I also got UVtesters that come with uvonair generators

[Cyclonite]

If I were to do this UV would be the safest way to go....the levels are very low compared to corona discharge generators which require you to pump the O3 through the water.

[herbaltivo]

I use a UV filter for a saltwater aquarium, and as long as time has gone on, there has been the debate between the ozone users and the uv users, I went with UV as it fit my aquarium setup quite nicely, vs. the ozone which would have required a new protein skimmer, and I didn't want that hanging off the back of my tank (the entire filtration system is built into the back of the tank, all acrylic, totally custom setup (at the time)) and the skimmer that is incorporated doesn't accommodate ozone well.

Either one will sanitize your water. The UV filters are cheap and easy and safe.

[Cyclonite]

Certain UV makes ozone at a low level...could be a good way to make it instead of corona discharge....easier to maintain safe levels. Also I did some reading and O3 is good for plants if the CO2 level is high enough....its much better than CO2 alone.

[herbaltivo]

Yes, I'm thinking that O3 would be more beneficial in a plant growing situation. In the aquarium world, all we're worried about is sanitizing the water, which is why UV vs. O3 is more of a legitimate discussion...

[smoke_and_fly]

2 words outdoor bush bud!! taste better than this and is also better for u
organic
i am a long time grower and i hate to see everything getting too complicated
all these niffty poeple making devices and what not
too much trouble mate
its just a weed
its needs dirt,sun,water and cow shit and bat shit and boom there ya go
ill tell u something it doesnt need the OZX-300U Ozone Generator with Built in Air Pump LOL
bahahahaha
peace