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which one is more useful? ORP or salinity?

Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 10:18 am
by daniella3d
Hi,

I am debating to get the ORP or the salinity module. I am wondering which one is more useful to have when away?

If salinity module, then it can be useful if the salinity drop due to the leak or skimmer overflowing etc...

what about the ORP, does it have any useful indication when someone is away and monitoring the tank for possible catastrophe? What type of indication can it give to indicate a problem?

Re: which one is more useful? ORP or salinity?

Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 10:59 am
by johniii
If your not running ozone orp is uneeded. If you are running ozone. I would get the orp

Re: which one is more useful? ORP or salinity?

Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 11:23 pm
by daniella3d
so ORP does not give any useful indication if a tank crash?

Re: which one is more useful? ORP or salinity?

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 3:46 am
by johniii
daniella3d wrote:so ORP does not give any useful indication if a tank crash?
Yes and no. ORP is oxidation reduction potential. A higher number is said to be higher. But nobody know what it actually suppose to be.

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Re: which one is more useful? ORP or salinity?

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 8:08 pm
by daniella3d
Means there is more oxygen in the water?
johniii wrote:
daniella3d wrote:so ORP does not give any useful indication if a tank crash?
Yes and no. ORP is oxidation reduction potential. A higher number is said to be higher. But nobody know what it actually suppose to be.

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Re: which one is more useful? ORP or salinity?

Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 10:23 pm
by paulvisco
light reading on ORP good artical and does a good job of explaining things


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