H2O2 and redox
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Yes it’s very common to the degree I’ve never seen it do any other action when added to a tank in these threads. First I saw of it was from rc 2009, in a thread Boomer had made about the phenomena.
organics are suspected
hey for helpful data, can you possibly do this experiment and post the comparative measures? It helps us get a picture of organics being at play for the readings
take one pitcher of water which is tank water, and add peroxide. Give it about five mins to set then post redox measure/ tank water only
take one pitcher of water and this is freshly made saltwater / next time youre doing a water change...measure redox and post, then one more measure after dosing peroxide (low organics comparative set, can this one show raised orp vs drop?)
from those measures it seems you can rule out/rule in the organic factors as the reason adding an oxidizer is causing an acid response in your system. We can see it’s effects in the high organic system measure from your post, scale it down using water dilutions to proof the cause of the reading. What if the measure still drops in the clean water test? calamity lol
organics are suspected
hey for helpful data, can you possibly do this experiment and post the comparative measures? It helps us get a picture of organics being at play for the readings
take one pitcher of water which is tank water, and add peroxide. Give it about five mins to set then post redox measure/ tank water only
take one pitcher of water and this is freshly made saltwater / next time youre doing a water change...measure redox and post, then one more measure after dosing peroxide (low organics comparative set, can this one show raised orp vs drop?)
from those measures it seems you can rule out/rule in the organic factors as the reason adding an oxidizer is causing an acid response in your system. We can see it’s effects in the high organic system measure from your post, scale it down using water dilutions to proof the cause of the reading. What if the measure still drops in the clean water test? calamity lol
a couple drops sounds decent, whatever it takes to get a rise or drop, i bet two drops would work/fun to see. Im not sure the threefold test has been ran before but ive always wondered how it would turn out
technically we would want to scale down your dose above. how many gallons/how much peroxide 3% did you add
technically we would want to scale down your dose above. how many gallons/how much peroxide 3% did you add
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Can anyone tell me if this is normal.
I've been dosing hydrogen peroxide to my tank and have noticed that my redox drops massively when dosing
Just an oddity with very little meaning probably.
See post #78 of this thread
What does adding Hydrogen Peroxide do to tank chemistry and organizims in tank
I have read that adding hydrogen peroxide to the tank can reduce or kill off the rather thick brownish and a patch or two of red slime coating on the sand bed . . . Dino? and or Cyno? The sand is not the finest but is small in size so the sand goby can sift it. Before I consider adding hydrogen...
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My best guess of why adding an oxidizer (H2O2) lowers ORP is that it breaks open organisms (e.g., bacteria) in the local environment where first added, releasing low ORP chemicals.
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In sterile water? If so, then my theory is wrong.
