Ph help?

[jordan10]

Hey so now that's it is getting hot and I have to shut the windows. My pH drops super low 7.7. during the day. I have tryed the co2 scrubber but I used a hole pack in 2 days so that started to hurt the bank. I have a tube ran from skimmer to out side. That doesn't seem to do anything. The only thing that seem to work is puting a fan in the window. But that out question when it's 100 degrees out side. Is there anything else I can do?

 

[dank reefer]

Yes there is... Don't Chase PH my fellow reefer. As long as your inhabitants are looking good, then all is right with the world.

 

[piranhaman00]

Same here friend. I run my ac with the window by the tanked cracked. Huge difference in pH.

 

[jordan10]

Yes there is... Don't Chase PH my fellow reefer. As long as your inhabitants are looking good, then all is right with the world.

Well I not chasing well maybe idk just not trying to put my inhabitants at risk lol

 

[Reef.]

An air stone with the feed coming from outside?

 

[jordan10]

Same here friend. I run my ac with the window by the tanked cracked. Huge difference in pH.

I'll have try that but I can already hear the wife why we paying to cool off the out side hahah

 

[jordan10]

An air stone with the feed coming from outside?

Dime question but put the pump out side and feed the hose throw window or something? What u mean?

 

[Reef.]

Dime question but put the pump out side and feed the hose throw window or something? What u mean?

yeah, just buy a cheap air pump, drop in sump, the feed coming from the outside air, no idea if that will help tho.

 

[jordan10]

yeah, just buy a cheap air pump, drop in sump, the feed coming from the outside air, no idea if that will help tho.

Sounds good. I got all stuff laying round I could give it a try.

 

[Uncle99]

I would do absolutely nothing at all.
Hobby grade tests of PH are just not that accurate, your 7.7 can easily be 7.8 or 7.9.
My DT has run 35 months with lights on Ph of 8.0 and lights off 7.8, or, at least that’s what the probe says.

 

[jordan10]

I would do absolutely nothing at all.
Hobby grade tests of PH are just not that accurate, your 7.7 can easily be 7.8 or 7.9.
My DT has run 35 months with lights on Ph of 8.0 and lights off 7.8, or, at least that’s what the probe says.

Yea well I trust my Apex and when. I see it dropping during the day and not going up that's what conserve me. And yea if my pH was 8.0 lights on I wouldn't do anything either

 

[piranhaman00]

Some people run their skimmer lines outside to pull in outside air.

 

[Backreefing]

Dose some Kalkwasser and your ph is good. Kalk removes co2 to make bicarbonate. By binding to it . Btw kalk tends to lower phosphate to .

 

[Reef.]

Some people run their skimmer lines outside to pull in outside air.

he said he tried that, it didn’t work.

 

[piranhaman00]

he said he tried that, it didn’t work.

Oh yes I see that now.

I run my ac and small fan in window cracked. I am cooling the outside in that room but the pH change is drastic. Only for a few months anyway.

 

[jordan10]

Dose some Kalkwasser and your ph is good. Kalk removes co2 to make bicarbonate. By binding to it . Btw kalk tends to lower phosphate to .

I been thinking of switching to that from my 2 part. But I got that all dialed in so I haven't been to eager to switch. Thanks

 

[Uncle99]

Yea well I trust my Apex and when. I see it dropping during the day and not going up that's what conserve me. And yea if my pH was 8.0 lights on I wouldn't do anything either

My apex is not close at all.

 

[jordan10]

My apex is not close at all.

Yea I am about to order the Hanna pH checker that just came out. To double check

 

[Backreefing]

I been thinking of switching to that from my 2 part. But I got that all dialed in so I haven't been to eager to switch. Thanks

Back off the 2 part just a bit . Then dose Kalkwasser a little to . If you use a ATO it’s easyer. Mix the kalk in the reservoir, and the ato does the rest .

 

[Sharkman89]

Hey so now that's it is getting hot and I have to shut the windows. My pH drops super low 7.7. during the day. I have tryed the co2 scrubber but I used a hole pack in 2 days so that started to hurt the bank. I have a tube ran from skimmer to out side. That doesn't seem to do anything. The only thing that seem to work is puting a fan in the window. But that out question when it's 100 degrees out side. Is there anything else I can do?

Try setting your co2 scrubber up to recirculate, ie place the air intake in the Skimmer cup.