I've noticed the two times I've dosed eco balance the tank got much hotter then it normally does. It was interesting to see on the graph the two nights that I dosed eco balance the tank got as much as .8 degrees warmer then normal. I know .8 degrees is not a big deal but on an average day my tank is pretty tight and doesn't swing more than .2 or .3 degrees (78.7-78.9) occasionally ill see 79 but a small fan comes on at 79 until its back down to 78.8. The first night I dosed eco balance the tank got as hot as 79.8 and mind you that's with the fan on which I've found pretty effective in the past at cooling the tank back down. The same night the ph got a bit lower then normal which is the part I do sort of at least understand what's going on with the bacteria consuming more oxygen leaving more C02 in higher ratios ect ect.... but to generate some serious heat (the fan was on and the tank still got almost a degree warmer where it normally doesn't swing more the .2) It was more of an observation I thought was worth sharing but it opened my eyes to the need to understand these different bacteria's I use so liberally.
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