I have a protein skimmer recirculator setup running soda lime to extract CO2 from the air used by the protein skimmer. On more than one occasion, the skimmer has overflowed, and sucked water in through the recirculator, causing a spike in PH. Notably, the whole point of the recirculator IS to increase PH...
I know that soda lime contains Calcium Oxide, and people are already dosing their tanks with Calcium Hydroxide to boost their PH. This leads me to wonder what exactly I should be checking when I get a dose of Soda Lime into my tank like this. Is it even bad? Should I actually run water through it so that I CAN boost my PH higher... What would be the negative effect of doing this? What else should I be monitoring to see the negative effects?
I know that soda lime contains Calcium Oxide, and people are already dosing their tanks with Calcium Hydroxide to boost their PH. This leads me to wonder what exactly I should be checking when I get a dose of Soda Lime into my tank like this. Is it even bad? Should I actually run water through it so that I CAN boost my PH higher... What would be the negative effect of doing this? What else should I be monitoring to see the negative effects?