Co2 scrubber not helping

[xaflatoonx]

Guys. Why is my CO2 scrubber not helping the PH.

I have it setup this way.
Inlet is coming from a container that has water to keep air moist.
outlet connects to skimmer air inlet tube.
Media is filled up with intersorb plus.

what am I doing wrong?
Ph goes 7.5 to 7.7.

 

[xaflatoonx]

Ph chart

 

[justingraham]

Are u sucking up the water?

 

[justingraham]

Into the co2 media?

It also could be bad media
Or needs more time how long have u had it running?

 

[xaflatoonx]

No water sucking up to the reactor.
Installed this the day before yesterday. Today is day 2. I was hoping to see some improvement. But nothing yet.

 

[SneakyTortuga]

its more of a gradual increase rather than an instant. if over the course of a week you do not see improvement then i would think something may be wrong

 

[SinCityRee4r]

I ran my C02 scrubber inlet outside and saw great improvement. Olson I have gyres agitating the water surface which has made the largest improvement.

 

[dadnjesse]

Maybe try running the inlet from outside if possible, my inlet runs from my skimmer cup but I have a Lifereef skimmer and it's already is set up that way. I saw a increase right away on mine.

 

[justingraham]

You could also take off the silencer and run it right from the skimmer pump to the co2 container

 

[xaflatoonx]

I will do that. Bypass the skimmer inlet and directly connect to the skimmer pump.

 

[jda]

If your pH is truly that low, then your home must be full of co2 and I would not expect the media to last more than a few days or a week.

What does the pH go up to if you open all of the windows and let the wind blow through your home for a few hours and exchange 100% of the air? If not 8.2 to 8.3, then your probe is probably bad or mis calibrated.

Even in a 100% tight house with newborns where I could not open the windows at all, I ranged from 7.75 to 8.0, or so.

 

[ScottB]

Hooking mine up had an immediate effect of just over .20

I ran the reactor inlet from the top of the skimmer cup and straight into the airline for the skimmer pump.

I am using the BRS brand absorbent. With recirculating set up, I get about 4 weeks.

And as @jda said you might want to recalibrate your probe once you have the scrubber setup stable. I got almost another .2 of pH once recalibrated.

 

[xaflatoonx]

I have calibrated the probe twice actually. Ended up with the probe showing 10 exactly when in the 10 ph calibrating fluid.

I am shocked myself to see such low ph to be honest. With windows and door open I get to 7.9 max.

 

[jda]

Have you calibrated with 4 too? ...or 7?

I think that it is likely that the probe is messed up more than it is likely that your tank ph is 7.90 with totally open/outside air.

 

[xaflatoonx]

No. I only used Cali ration fluids of 7 and 10. Do I need to get 4?

 

[LC8Sumi]

No

 

[vetteguy53081]

I connected mine last week and just seeing ph change which should be stable as I have a one2-3 week install of a CA reactor also already keeping PH in check
You wont see change for about a week. I too am using silencer but running other line out into the room