在本系列的前两个部分中,我们讨论了如何臭氧可以充当强大的工具in keeping your reef aquarium water very clear, how it can boost your skimmer’s ability to remove waste from the water column by breaking down the larger molecules, and how使用臭氧can be as simple as blowing the gas into your skimmer or injecting it into a dedicated reactor and carbon media reactor. This final installment will focus on how to keep yourself and your aquarium inhabitants safe while using ozone.
无论您选择如何管理臭氧,安全都必须是您的第一关注点。坦克中的臭氧太多会伤害您的无脊椎动物和鱼类。释放到房间空气中的臭氧太多会刺激健康的成年人的肺部,对患有肺部健康问题的任何人都更加危险。
保持牲畜的安全
为了确保其水族馆居民安全,大多数饲养员使用氧化/还原电位(ORP)仪表与控制器结合,该控制器将在ORP达到一定水平时将发电机关闭。对于家庭水族馆来说,通常认为300 mV是安全但有效的ORP水平。当水达到300mV水平或您选择使用的任何水平时,控制器使用仪表读数将发电机关闭。专家警告说,ORP水平超过450 mV,因为该水平已被证明会对水族馆系统造成重大损害。
Be sure to place your meter probe where the water is flowing freely, such as the main section of your sump. Don’t forget the little extras. Ozone breaks normal tubing down fairly quickly. Be sure to use ozone-safe silicone tubing and check valves. The check valves will keep water from flowing up the air lines and into the electrical devices in the event of a power outage.
Keeping the keeper safe
尽管我们热爱我们的腥朋友,但我们的最高优先级必须是人类安全。监视器的使用将大大减少臭氧过量生产的机会,这可能导致臭氧过量逃入鱼房。如前所述,即使在低水平上,臭氧也是一种肺部刺激性。通风良好的鱼房很重要,就像在撇渣器或反应堆体吸收任何不会在与海水反应中分解的气体。
关于臭氧使用的最终想法
臭氧的使用不适用于每个水族馆。小坦克(75加仑以下)可能只用普通的旧“肘润滑脂”和水变化保持水闪烁地清楚。在更大的系统tems, such as the 1,000-gallon system at Bellevue High School (Bellevue, Ohio), water changes remain equally important but are not enough to keep the system crystal clear. The Bellevue system (like many other reef systems) uses macroalgae and mangrove trees as nutrient exporters. The result is a mild staining of the water, which is eradicated quite effectively by the ozone.
正确使用后,臭氧是家庭水族师的绝佳工具。必须认真考虑饲养员和鱼的安全。使用控制器单元并保持鱼房的通风良好将大大有助于确保您的安全。
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