O3 Ozone III Injection Kills Parasites

[RobMiller]

DIY Ozone Gas Keeps your tank clean?

Hi everyone, My uncle is an expeienced fish hobbyist and he rekons if you inject O3/ozoneIII into your tank, it kills parasites and cleans the tank from biological nasties, even ones that are attached to fish. He was saying something about how to do it yourself, but it didnt get the drift and was wondering if anyone on here knows anything about it.

Getting rid of biological nasties would be great, because its one less things gone that can kill your fish. And for 'gawds' sake I hate finding my loving fishes dead. Especially when im setting up a new tank and getting ready to stock it wih expensive fish.

 

[RobMiller]

quote from http://faq.thekrib.com/filters.html

".....Ozone
Ozone gas is highly reactive and is a powerful oxidizer of organic pollutants, including living pathogens. Another benefit of water treatment with ozone gas is that it systematically reduces dissolved organic compounds in the water stream which increases the reserve capacity of the water to oxidize organic waste throughout the aquarium. Ozone laden water also improves the ability of protein skimmers to generate foam which increases their overall performance.
Prior to the discovery of the live rock/protein skimmer "Berlin Method" style of reef keeping, ozone injection was considered part of a "state of the art" filtration system, especially among Europeans in the 1980's. The trend of late is towards the more simple and natural Berlin Method. Though ozone use remains beneficial, it is being used less in recent years among reef keepers.

Ozone gas is produced by devices which create a spark in dry air. As humidity drastically reduces the efficiency of ozone generators most aquarist choose to pretreat the air for the ozonizer with a dehumidifier. Ozone gas is highly corrosive, all elements (especially rubber) which can come in contact with ozone must be made from ozone safe materials (commonly silicone). Residual ozone can be efficiently stripped from air by passing the air through activated carbon. Ozone must not be allowed to enter your aquarium because it can kill your fish and invertebrates and/or damage the beneficial bacterial in your biological filter. Also, ozone gas is unsafe to breath and can cause irritation even in small concentrations...."


[ Does anyone know how to make a DIY ozone injector like the CO2.

 

[RobMiller]

Not used for a long term use, just incase you get a sick fish you could use as a form of treatment.

 

[RobMiller]

Heres somehing i found, let us know that you think and its says for a 'reef' tank, is it good for our (freshwater) use?


=======================================
O3 (Ozone Reactor) DIY

In reef aquariums a high ORP (Oxygen Redox Potential) is desired. This level is generally 380-450 mV. One way to raise the ORP is to add Ozone (O3) to the aquarium water. Ozone is powerful and can kill invertebrates so use of carbon filtration directly after ozone reactor is required. Control of the ozone can be easy with an ORP controller.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST FILTER OUT THE OZONE PUT INTO EITHER A PROTEIN SKIMMER OR IN THIS CASE A OZONE REACTOR. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY FILLTERING THE EFFLUENT (OUTPUT) WATER WITH ACTIVATED CARBON. (you can easily do this by having the output water from the ozone reactor flowing into a carbon cup or canister.)

This DIY O3 ozone reactor will give you Reef-Like water conditions and high water quality..

Many of you who do not have Reef Tanks want to keep a few corals in a predominately fish tank loaded with live rock or undergravel filters. This DIY is ideal by boosting the O3 level and increasing the purity of the water (ORP) and overall water quality as found on the natural reefs.

Materials:

Canister material = acrylic cell-cast cylinder 1/8" wall thickness.
Canister diameter 3 to 4" Canister Height 18 to 24"
Buy scrap 1/2" acrylic for bottom plate
Buy scrap 1/4" acrylic for top lid
Buy 1/2" PVC pipe for input/output runs. 1 pc. 18" or 24" depending on height of Canister. 2nd piece 6".

Buy 1-2 boxes of mini-bio balls. 3/4 gal should fill the canister for a 3" dia. 18" tall canister while 1 to 1-1/4 gal should fill the canister for a 4" dia. 24" tall canister.
Buy a Tetra Luft Pump or similar. Best choice for this pump has HP and is designed for rugged and prolonged use.
Buy 1/4" airline tubing
Buy 5/8" tubing for input/output water lines.
Buy Rio 1700 or similar pump/powerhead. Please don't use a valve on the pump output (run it wide open).
Optional - Media Platform container system. If used, buy eggcrate material (kind you find in hardware store for light fixtures) and cut it to fit within the canister body. You may need to support it off the bottom of the canister by using 3 pieces of Schedule 40 PVC couplings 3/4" or pipe cut to 3/4". Also cut a hole through the eggcrate where the 1/2" PVC pill will pass through
Ozonizer - 2 types available. UV type and corona discharge (high-voltage). corona discharge requires use of air-dryers.
Carbon cup or similar device to filter out the ozone from the output of this DIY Ozone Reactor.
Ok here is the diagram which will help you in understanding and construction..

A = Air in from air pump-Ozonizer, using an adjustable valve.
B = Water coming in ,1/2" PVC pipe, from sump or aquarium, via a small submersible water pump (Rio or similar).
C = Water coming out ,1/2" PVC pipe, back to carbon filtration before going to aquarium or sump.
D = 1/4" scrap acrylic glued to make a lid. Use acrylic cement or a bonding agent meant for acrylic.
E = Optional - Eggcrate for bio-ball support. Cut to fit into canister. Bottom eggcrate is supported off bottom using three 3/4" PVC couplings or cutting three 3/4" PVC pipe to a length of 1 to 2". Be sure to cut a hole in eggcrate for "C" output 1/2" PVC pipe to fit through.
F = 1/2" thick acrylic scrap glued or bonded to bottom of canister. Used as a base for canister to fit on. Again use acrylic cement or a bonding agent meant for acrylic.
G = Water reservoir. Maintain a level of 2-3" deep by adjusting air valve, not the water flow. By adjusting the air valve, this will adjust the air pressure in the canister reactor. The more the air pressure, the lower the water depth in the bottom. Of course this works in reverse.
H = BioBalls, Bio,Pak, BioKaskade, etc. Any plastic media will work here. Shotgun shell wadding (not colored) will also work. The ideas here is to break up the water and allow a thin film of water or a large surface area of water to be "aerated or "air-injected".
I = Highly saturated Ozone rich water returning to carbon filtration before going to sump or aquarium. Ozone saturation will also occur in the Bio-Media (Bio-Ball) area of the reactor.

========================================