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Originally Posted by Dmorty217

Do you have a skimmer? If not ozone is a non subject.

Huh??? One thing has nothing to do with the other IMO. A skimmer is not the only way to apply ozone. In fact, I personally prefer using an ozone reactor that has a carbon reactor plumbed in down stream in order to remove any residual ozone from the effluent. A properly designed ozone reactor allows for better control of ozone with greater contact time and can help insure that residual ozone is stripped from the effluent and air before it makes it into your tank and or home.

That said, UV and ozone accomplish different things through completely different processes. While from a "visible" standpoint some of the results such as crystal clear water "looking" water may be similar, there are differences between the two devices and differences between what they accomplish with your water.

I would strongly suggest reading up on the subject of the two. Both have their upsides and down sides and I think both have their place in aquaria however, before you even consider ozone, you need to know your ORP and measure over time with a properly calibrated ORP probe to get an idea of where your tank is at and what you are going to accomplish.. Ozone is not something you just dive into willy nilly.