Your BK, Ozone & You.

[GTR]

What's the best way (if there's more than one way) to use ozone with my BK 300 Internal. I'm going to move it over to a soft coral system for a while and see if I can solve some issues. I've never run ozone so it's all new to me.

SteveU

[moonpod]

[GTR]

Thanks Chuck.

Mine aint near as pretty but I did find some parts to duplicate yours based on your pic.

SteveU

[tonkadawg]

over time, doesn't ozone damage the acrylic/plastic of a skimmer? If this is the case, I gotta ask why you guys are running ozone on those beautiful BKs?

[Orion76]

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This will work but Klaus warned me that the standard silicone tube is not ozone resistant and will dissintegrate over time. He recommends a PVC tee between the air intake of the pump and the silicone air hose.

Probably doesn't matter though if you don't mind replacing the silicon hose every so often

[WayneL333]

This will work but Klaus warned me that the standard silicone tube is not ozone resistant and will dissintegrate over time. He recommends a PVC tee between the air intake of the pump and the silicone air hose.

Probably doesn't matter though if you don't mind replacing the silicon hose every so often

Will you guys be selling the T, accessories, and replacement hose for this? I've tried to find metric parts here in the US and can't find anyone that sells them. Obviously, it is hard matching up metric with non-metric parts.

Thanks.

[Vampire2]

The standard size 3/16 is for the Ozoner, but I think the German skimmer tube is 1/4 or 3/8 so you need the adapter T fitting 3/6"x1/4"x1/4" for your tube and remeber to use the check valve at airintake of your silicon tube.
The other thing to keep in mind is that most plastic tee fittings are not ozone proof and will crumble within a couple months. If the tee breaks then ozone will be pumped directly into the your room and the controller won't turn it off. I purchased PVDF tees from US Plastics for less than $1.50 and extra silicone tubing (3/16) for cheap there as well. Don't use regular air tubing. I also bought some 3/16 Kynar check valves to keep anything from flowing back to the ozone generator or out the other side of the tee. In other words, I have a check valve between the Enaly and the tee, and another check valve on the other inlet end of the tee where room air is drawn in. This prevents any ozone from passing out the other end of the tee so the only direction of flow is toward the pump's venturi. Kynar PVDF check valves are ozone safe and can open at lower pressures or vacuum so there is no back pressure on your generator. Below are some links to the different parts I used.
Check valves
PVDF Tees
3/16 or 1/4 Silicone tubing
Air Pump (luft pump) >>> Air Dryer >>> Ozone Generator >>>to skimmer or ozone reactor
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pro...duct%5Fid=6664
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/sea...p?search=64460
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/sea...p?search=64108
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pro...duct%5Fid=8415
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...mp.asp?CartId=

[WayneL333]

Vampire2: Thanks for the info. You're using an air pump? Isn't the air draw from the RD enough?

Does the Luft air pump tend to blow out the end of the air dryer because of the high air pressure?

CHUCK: Are you using an air pump too?

[moonpod]

nope. I let it passively suck via the venturi effect. What I do like conceptually is the check valve on the venturi line. I only have one on the ozone line.

[Orion76]

Klaus actually has an optional ozone tee fitting for the air intake of the RD pump. He was going to send me one but it must have gotten lost in the mail

[WayneL333]

OK, well can he send you a few more? I for one, definitely want one.

Thanks.

[Orion76]

OK, well can he send you a few more? I for one, definitely want one.

I'm just an end user

If you're in the US contact Captive Oceans (Ger or scottw on this forum)

[GTR]

What does the air dryer do (and please don't tell me it dries the air )?

I've kept tanks darn near forever but never used ozone before

SteveU

[moonpod]

Steve, technically speaking, moisture in the air that is taken in by the ozonizer decreases the output of the unit b/c it reacts with the ozone before it gets into the skimmer. Personally I use an oversized spa unit and I don't worry about it.

[WayneL333]

It also prevents the innards of the ozonizer from rusting. I've heard of Read Sea Ozonizers rusting through without the use of an air dryer.