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I do not have a fuge . Will that help at all ?Skimmers can raise or lower the pH, and may do both depending on the time of day.
I do not have a fuge . Will that help at all ?
I do not have a fuge . Will that help at all ?
thank youA refugium with photosynthesizing organisms will tend to raise pH when it is lit since they are consuming CO2.
It might help, if currently there's not enough gas exchange for CO2 to reach equilibrium with your room air. Take a water sample and test the pH, then aerate indoors near your tank with an airstone. If the pH goes up, then that means more gas exchange might help and a bigger skimmer might (or might not) help with that. If the pH does not go up, then extra gas exchange won't make a difference either way.
No, I meant aerate indoors. The question was about creating more gas exchange by using a bigger skimmer. All that's going to do is mix in more indoor air. So if aerating the sample with indoor air does not raise the pH, then letting the skimmer do it probably isn't going to raise pH either.I think you meant "Take a water sample and test the pH, then aerate outdoors in fresh air with an airstone. If the pH goes up, then that means more gas exchange might help"
No, I meant aerate indoors. The question was about creating more gas exchange by using a bigger skimmer. All that's going to do is mix in more indoor air. So if aerating the sample with indoor air does not raise the pH, then letting the skimmer do it probably isn't going to raise pH either.