I have used my Seneye for the past four months, and i have been struggling with my pH since i got it.
I have tried to:
Aerate a bucket of aquarium water next to my aquarium - no change in pH.
Added two teaspoons of Soda ash and dripped it into my sump. It made the pH go up like 0.03.... maybe less actually.
I added another pump to my sump (40 gallon) but it did nothing.
I have pointed my pumps inside my aquarium to the surface and it doesn't seem to do anything to my pH.
At one point i had like maybe 20-30 in Nitrate, so i used a few drops of Bio S, hoping it would do anything because i heard Nitrate is on the acidic side. Nope.
I made sure my skimmer is working properly (cleaned it) and increased the air flow.
One more thing i have to try is to add a hose to my skimmer and put the hose out the window. Also i purchased some gravel like thingies that will absorb all co2, but that didn't arrive yet.
Now i'm beginning to think that something might be wrong with it. As you can see on the graph my pH seems fine in the beginning when i have a new slide only to drop down to 7.3 before i change it again. This happens like within in a week.
Should i contact the store and say that this one is faulty? Are you guys experiencing the same thing with your Seneye?
I guess the water makes the slide "corroded" and is affected by salt, ammonia and what not but don't you think it should be made to last the whole month? I change water once every week. My tank is only six months old so it has been swinging some in both Nitrate, Phosphate and Alkalinity but i'm not convinced these swings should be exactly when i change the slide.
My water parameters are:
SG: 1.025
Nitrate: 5
Phosphate: 0.08
Alkalinity: 9.5
Calcium: 500
PS: I have checked the box "used in a saltwater aquarium" in the Seneye settings. Also i soak the slide for 48 hours in aquarium water.
I have tried to:
Aerate a bucket of aquarium water next to my aquarium - no change in pH.
Added two teaspoons of Soda ash and dripped it into my sump. It made the pH go up like 0.03.... maybe less actually.
I added another pump to my sump (40 gallon) but it did nothing.
I have pointed my pumps inside my aquarium to the surface and it doesn't seem to do anything to my pH.
At one point i had like maybe 20-30 in Nitrate, so i used a few drops of Bio S, hoping it would do anything because i heard Nitrate is on the acidic side. Nope.
I made sure my skimmer is working properly (cleaned it) and increased the air flow.
One more thing i have to try is to add a hose to my skimmer and put the hose out the window. Also i purchased some gravel like thingies that will absorb all co2, but that didn't arrive yet.
Now i'm beginning to think that something might be wrong with it. As you can see on the graph my pH seems fine in the beginning when i have a new slide only to drop down to 7.3 before i change it again. This happens like within in a week.
Should i contact the store and say that this one is faulty? Are you guys experiencing the same thing with your Seneye?
I guess the water makes the slide "corroded" and is affected by salt, ammonia and what not but don't you think it should be made to last the whole month? I change water once every week. My tank is only six months old so it has been swinging some in both Nitrate, Phosphate and Alkalinity but i'm not convinced these swings should be exactly when i change the slide.
My water parameters are:
SG: 1.025
Nitrate: 5
Phosphate: 0.08
Alkalinity: 9.5
Calcium: 500
PS: I have checked the box "used in a saltwater aquarium" in the Seneye settings. Also i soak the slide for 48 hours in aquarium water.