ORP probe on Apex

[XNavyDiver]

Anyone else use this probe? Lately mine has climbing up a bit over 450 and has been giving me an alarm. I believe it was just the default alarm setting of "if over 450, then on". I've yet to hear anything useful of an ORP measurement. I don't know why its climbed to 455 or why I should be concerned, but for months has been averaging 414.48.
Should I just unplug this probe from the base unit and forget about it? Go into full panic mode?

 

[justingraham]

Anyone else use this probe? Lately mine has climbing up a bit over 450 and has been giving me an alarm. I believe it was just the default alarm setting of "if over 450, then on". I've yet to hear anything useful of an ORP measurement. I don't know why its climbed to 455 or why I should be concerned, but for months has been averaging 414.48.
Should I just unplug this probe from the base unit and forget about it? Go into full panic mode?

Might just need to be calibrated.

Orp is one of those things where it doesn't matter but it does.

Like I can look at my orp and see when I fed all this week. It can also show when u loose a fish or coral but the actual number doesn't matter what the graph shows does.

I think the calibration fluid is like two bucks might be worth a shot I know when my probe goes I prolly won't replace it.

 

[XNavyDiver]

Am I correct in assuming that the ORP reading would drop when you feed or when something dies in the tank?

 

[justingraham]

Yes sir this is my last week

Yesterday the swing was so bad because I did back to back waterchanges I had a carbon turned my tank black problem. I also did a waterchange on the 13th per tritons recommendation

 

[Bob Escher]

My Orp has always been close too 300 I don't recall it going over 300 but generally stays at 288 last week it dropped to the low 200 and I didn't see a fish anymore ( well hadn't seen in a couple days before and since)
BRS doesn't even recommend calibrating it

 

[XNavyDiver]

My Orp has always been close too 300 I don't recall it going over 300 but generally stays at 288 last week it dropped to the low 200 and I didn't see a fish anymore ( well hadn't seen in a couple days before and since)
BRS doesn't even recommend calibrating it

I noticed the brs thing also. I'm not really concerned about it, but was wondering what would make it climb the way it has in my tank. More of a curiosity thing.

 

[justingraham]

I noticed the brs thing also. I'm not really concerned about it, but was wondering what would make it climb the way it has in my tank. More of a curiosity thing.

That's what it does when it losses calibration

 

[XNavyDiver]

That's what it does when it losses calibration

I see, thanks!

 

[leepink23]

I would recalibrate it, you can change the alarm setting under the advanced tab until then so you don't keep getting alarms