PH issues

[Pg513]

Have a window slightly open in the same room as the tank and point a power head at the surface of the water to agitate it. Keeps my ph at 8.2

 

[djrice69]

Have you tired lowering your tank temp down a degree it usually helps with dissolved oxygen in the water raising your ph slightly

 

[david3727]

Have you tired lowering your tank temp down a degree it usually helps with dissolved oxygen in the water raising your ph slightly

No but I'll try that

 

[djrice69]

Here's some graphs from my system
Note the lower temp and look at the ph

No but I'll try that

 

[Lasse]

Yes I'm going to try that the sump is in a cabinet with only the back open. Just a question and Im going to try it, I have a unfinished basement nobody is ever down there. Is running a skimmer air line to the basement a option?

Its worth a try - just be sure that you not going to get water down to celler if the skimmer stop. A check valve maybe.

Sincerely Lasse

 

[morpheas]

Yes I'm going to try that the sump is in a cabinet with only the back open. Just a question and Im going to try it, I have a unfinished basement nobody is ever down there. Is running a skimmer air line to the basement a option?

Do you have a furnace down there? If so, running a line down there might make things worst...

Regardless though, I think the easiest solution is the CO2 scrubber (unless running a line is ridiculously simple and involves no power tools haha). Took a few minutes to complete and startup and provided a solution. In your case, if it's too costly to sustain, at least you will know what the problem is definitively and then you can do something that might be a little more involved like running a line outside or down stairs or something.

 

[david3727]

It's not a cost factor, just drilling a hole to the outside is not a option. I already checked into the soda lime and airgas has it for around 2.00 a pound

 

[jsker]

Its worth a try - just be sure that you not going to get water down to celler if the skimmer stop. A check valve maybe.

Sincerely Lasse

Thank you @Lasse for your input

 

[morpheas]

It's not a cost factor, just drilling a hole to the outside is not a option. I already checked into the soda lime and airgas has it for around 2.00 a pound

I got mine from here http://www.shopmedvet.com/product/soda-lime-3-lb-bag in case you need an alternative source

 

[david3727]

Seen that on the web thanks but airgas is in my town. Just go pick it up

 

[Lasse]

Please report back if it works or not.

Another question - do you have a filter mat or a power filter in your system? Once - a friend of mine had low pH and his return water passed a filter mat that not was cleaned especially often. He took it away and the pH rise a bit. The bacteria activity in the filter mat produce CO2 that depressed the pH.

Sincerely Lasse

 

[david3727]

Running filter socks that get charged every weekend. But they have been washed several like around 20 times and could be not as pours as new.

 

[david3727]

I will definitely report back . I'm weaning off the kalk back to 2 part so it will be a little bit of changing till I get a true reading