co2 scrubber

[sbazain]

can't get my ph up I live in a apartment first floor can't open windows and can't open holes in the wall to pull in fresh air can a scrubber do the work and do they get expensive like they say

 

[daybreaksky]

never had one but here is the media sold on BRS
" 750 mL jar will last about 6-8 weeks in the average 50 - 100 gallon reef aquarium " so about $3/week
the scrubber itself is nothing but a media reactor/canister

Universal CO2 Scrubber

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) can directly affect the pH of your aquarium, and with a low pH, corals may not grow as fast. Connecting a CO2 scrubber directly to the venturi on your skimmer along with CO2 absorption media you can control the amount of CO2 that is being sucked into your skimmer...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

 

[Hersheyb]

can't get my ph up I live in a apartment first floor can't open windows and can't open holes in the wall to pull in fresh air can a scrubber do the work and do they get expensive like they say

When I first started using it, i was using about a bag of media every week ($6.49 a week). Once I did the skimmer re-circulation mod media lasted for about 3 weeks. So that's $6.49 every 3 weeks. Not too bad...

 

[sbazain]

hooked it up already did bring the ph up from 7.9 to 8.1 just pulling out air from the room lets see how high it goes and then going to try recirculating through the skimmer

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

hooked it up already did bring the ph up from 7.9 to 8.1 just pulling out air from the room lets see how high it goes and then going to try recirculating through the skimmer

I'll reiterate here what I've said elsewhere, IMO, recirculating skimmer air is not optimal.

You may pull up pH by lowering CO2, and may possibly do that more efficiently, media-wise, but it is at the expense of oxygenation by the skimmer since it is not aerating with fresh air.

 

[sbazain]

I'll reiterate here what I've said elsewhere, IMO, recirculating skimmer air is not optimal.

You may pull up pH by lowering CO2, and may possibly do that more efficiently, media-wise, but it is at the expense of oxygenation by the skimmer since it is not aerating with fresh air.

so it would be better to leave it just pulling from room

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

so it would be better to leave it just pulling from room

I believe so, especially at night.

 

[HB AL]

so it would be better to leave it just pulling from room

Yes, or run it to outside air if possible and the media will last a little longer.

 

[sbazain]

can't I wish I could run from out side they do lots of fumigating in my building no house