I think I finally got my PH problem under control!

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by rcflyer1388, Oct 22, 2014.

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  1. rcflyer1388

    rcflyer1388 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    yea it definitely was pulling a lot of air through the durso. I didn't realize just how much was getting pulled through and never put the two together. The PH has been stable still now overnight with the windows closed and dips down to about 7.9 the lowest. I think that's a decent amount for the night considering I don't run a fuge on the tank. You'll definitely see a difference in PH when you throw your skimmer line outside. Another thing I did was I hooked up a spare BRS reactor that I had inline and have it full of carbon to filter out the high quality air we have here in NYC lol. I'll post updates occasionally as well. Might just dip my feet back into SPS again.
     
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  3. mdbostwick

    mdbostwick Vlamingii Tang

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    I don't think I had seen any of your other posts about your pH. I am curious what your pH was in the beginning and what it ended up being just after sending your skimmer vent out the window?

    I ask because I am concerned about the downward trend my pH has been taking and it would take a some work to get that skimmer hose outside. Also how long did you end up having to make the vent tube and was there effect the length of tube made on your skimmer performance?
     
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    rcflyer1388 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    My PH before I had the skimmer line thrown outside was dipping to 7.65-69 at night during the summer. After I put the line out it got a little better but was still hovering around 7.75 at night. I tried kalk dosing at night and buffers, but I knew that my real problem was the CO2 build up with the windows closed. Whenever I had the windows open it would be 8+ during the day and 7.85+ at night. Now I also put the durso line to pull from that outside line as well and what a difference that made. It hasn't gotten below 7.9 at night with all the windows closed now that the weather is getting colder. The line is about 15 feet in length. I used 1/2 tubing. The skimmer doesn't seem to have suffered greatly from it. Just had to adjust it a little, but nothing serious. And I'm sure now that the durso is on that same line, it's helping pull a crazy amount of air through that line as well. Never really realized just how much air gets drawn through that durso. And as far as how I put the line outside. I poked it under my window mounted AC and put a little foam insulation around it. No drilling or anything like that.
     
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