I have a question, that may sound political, but I really do not want or intend to get political. So, if you do not believe that CO2 is going up in our atmosphere, please pass this thread. I want to keep this practical and on point about reef tanks.
It is my understanding that average CO2 in our atmosphere has exceeded 400 ppm and in addition, the oceans PH has dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 - I'm assuming that it is the result of this. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong. My question is, will this affect our ability to keep our reef tanks at or near the target of 8.3? It seems that if the oceans PH is dropping to 8.1, to keep a small body of water, such as our reef tanks, at an optimal 8.3 would be nearly impossible without some artificial means.
I have been in the process of building up a tank that has been kept in a stable state for over a year after a crash that involved a leak. I am currently struggling to keep my PH around 8 and above 7.8 at night, far below the ideal 8.2 to 8.3. I have a fuge packed with macroalgae, my skimmer and air comes from outside, and recently I added a CO2 scrubber. I am not asking this question to solve my problems, it may be my tank or process (I will figure it out), I know others do much better and I am not blaming the CO2 in the atmosphere on my problems, but it got me wondering if the challenge is getting harder? And I thought the smart people here might have some interesting input.
Perhaps people could comment on how they solved their PH challenges.
Thanks,
Mark
It is my understanding that average CO2 in our atmosphere has exceeded 400 ppm and in addition, the oceans PH has dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 - I'm assuming that it is the result of this. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong. My question is, will this affect our ability to keep our reef tanks at or near the target of 8.3? It seems that if the oceans PH is dropping to 8.1, to keep a small body of water, such as our reef tanks, at an optimal 8.3 would be nearly impossible without some artificial means.
I have been in the process of building up a tank that has been kept in a stable state for over a year after a crash that involved a leak. I am currently struggling to keep my PH around 8 and above 7.8 at night, far below the ideal 8.2 to 8.3. I have a fuge packed with macroalgae, my skimmer and air comes from outside, and recently I added a CO2 scrubber. I am not asking this question to solve my problems, it may be my tank or process (I will figure it out), I know others do much better and I am not blaming the CO2 in the atmosphere on my problems, but it got me wondering if the challenge is getting harder? And I thought the smart people here might have some interesting input.
Perhaps people could comment on how they solved their PH challenges.
Thanks,
Mark