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bodangit Hobbyist Posts: 97 Kudos: 37 Votes: 10 Registered: 19-Jan-2006	I told my mom to buy me some water that has been purified by reverse osmosis or deionization. She goes to the store and buys the one that says ozonated and deionized. Will this harm my fish? I read somewhere that ozone is like chlorine. ________________________________________________ I like Led Zeppelin.
Posted 17-Feb-2006 00:45
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Edited by FRANK Hi, As I recall, O3, Ozone will only kill bacteria and not react with other chemicals in the water, that is what the deionization will do. Ozone is very unstable, and does not stay in the water as chlorine or chloramine will. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 17-Feb-2006 06:26
bodangit Hobbyist Posts: 97 Kudos: 37 Votes: 10 Registered: 19-Jan-2006	OK, thanks. I'll test the water's hardness today and maybe go for a w/c with it tomorrow. ________________________________________________ I like Led Zeppelin.
Posted 17-Feb-2006 15:18
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit Its actually possible to suffocate on ozone, its similar to oxygen but can actually saturate cells in lungs/gills rather like co2 and carbon monoxide can and block the route of oxygen in the lungs under saturation. If the ozone disperses before the water goes in the tank there should be no problem, if it remains high there could be a problem.Its highly unlikely though, but technically just about possible.
Posted 19-Feb-2006 04:03
gmonster Hobbyist Posts: 54 Kudos: 40 Votes: 1 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	It wont be a problem the ozone used to sterilize the water will have gone by 48 hrs after bottling. I work for a soft drink company and we use ozone to sterilize our spring water. You can sniff the bottle it will smell like chlorine if still present. We dont release any product till 48 hrs to make sure we have no taints of ozone left...
Posted 21-Feb-2006 07:05
eooy5 Small Fry Posts: 0 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Feb-2006	dont worry, ozone can stay in the water less then a hour only
Posted 22-Feb-2006 01:40


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