Holy sh&t!!! “The most dedicated reefer on the planet! You know when you’re drilling holes in house and working tubes through the place, you’re seriously committed to reefing! Impressive stuff mr Reefdudes!!!
Another great vid! Thanks, Devon. I actually just installed a recirculating CO2 scrubber 11 days ago, and the media has barely started to turn purple. So far, so good 👍🏻
I don't know if it would make a difference but you may want to look up vented attic and convection. Hot air (roof vent) is usually the exhaust, you could get "fresher air" from the overhang or gables. It was nice to see the immediate results.
Agreed! its inches away from the roof cap vent so i think its about as fresh as im going to get! :) any further and i need a good 15' or more of tubing which adds restriction and limits air
@@ReefDudes his point was you're in the wrong position to get the freshest air. The ridge bebe is where hot air leaves the attic, the soffits are where the fresh air enters. If you move your filter down to the end of the rafters where the soffit vents are, that's where you'll get your freshest air.
dont you have to do one or the other? Kalkwasser or a calcium reactor? I am new at this so still learning, and have yet to dose anything. Also what is a kalk reactor? I thought people dripped kalk in their ato? Also is limewater or whatever its called kalkwasser? I was going to start with 2 part instead of kalkwasser since I am new and seemed easier but I diffidently need ph raised and also live in hot humid florida so not sure if outside airwould work for me. First thing to do is order that co2 meter and see where I stand. The tank is in my den and I spend a lot of time right next to it with my 2 dogs!!
@@karennation3580 You could do both! no need to limit your self to one method. If you can open a window or get fresh air to your skimmer thats the free option! but it all depends where you live and the climate there :) If you already have a good PH you may not even need to worry about it
I use controlled and monitored ozone from inside air, into co2 scrubber and then through the skimmers air intake. I find this too prevents low PH during the winter months. ORP and PH work in unison to some extent if correctly applied.
@@ReefDudes Yes absolutely. Ozone helps maintain a solid ORP in the range of 350/450mv This is a direct stabiliser for PH. With a monitor/controller you get to see how ORP drops after feeding and when the lights go off for example. The ozone kicks in and works to raise ORP quickly and the by product of this is the PH doesn’t dip and swing as bad. Winter PH swings due to local air quality isn’t a issue.
Another nice mod for your tank. Nicely done. This will actually be even more beneficial as you were looking at graphs in normal operations but post COVID, when you have people over in the house, this will reduce the big CO2 increases with guests over. Congrats. :)
Battling the same thing. Trying to find a way to put my sump outside but in NY the weather. Gonna do the soda lime first cuz it works. Kalk reactor I have I may hook up. May get the HRV for my setup. My tank is in my recording studio. Thanks Dev, ur always the voice of reason and solutions.
Kinda, in differeante forms. Sodalime is a pellet that absorbs co2. Kalk wasser is calcium hydroxide which is a very high PH solution that can be used to raise PH as well as dose alk and calcium
To me as I have seen the colder outside the higher my ph runs but here we are in November and still having 70+ days and it still runs 7.6 to 7.8. I also noticed I had a lot of green algae growing in my sump on pumps, heaters, skimmers and walls from Fuge light. My ph ran more 7.89 up to 8.02, and like a idiot I cleaned my sump and now ph is back running 7.6 to 7.8. The line outside helps in colder weather and the more stuff growing in the sump really help.
Would reall like to see more about the actual connections you made from that hose to the skimmer. So when are you installing your air exchanger? Because I know it is happening.
Me too! I wish my hubby was into this more. He is a mr fix it around the house but not with the tank...lol Its hard enough learing all this stuff but doing work like that is way out of my league as a woman! haha
Hey 👋🏼 bro! Man, I just wanted to let you know my experience with Low pH. I’ve always been a pH freak even when people say it doesn’t matter or that I was wasting my time monitoring it. IMO, I think it can tell you quite a lot about your tank. My tank was running about 7.9-8.0 after being setup for 1 year. This was monitored with a Apex Lab Grade double Junction pH probe ($74 dollar probe). I also had a Milwaukee monitoring with the same probe and it was a very accurate pH meter. Then I’ve tried Pinpoint which for me has been the most inconsistent and inaccurate of everything I’ve used. Long story short, my CaRx was driving down my pH hard. I’m talking 7.3 and it probably would have gone lower, but after I saw it that low I turned my CO2 scrubber back on. The best thing I’ve found to increase pH (although expensive to maintain) was definitely the recirculating CO2 scrubber fed into my skimmer cup. It was hitting 8.3-8.4 during peak lighting. I also dosed fully saturated Kalk w/ GHL 2.1 SA and at the time in my 75/G I was dumping about 3 Liters every week. The faster you dump it, obviously the more effect it has on the pH. However, it also spikes the water every time it hits. So it’s good, but kinda bad at same time. Imagine....-......-.....-.....- Get my point.? I ended up dosing more but at a less potent dose. In the end, the CO2 scrubber beat them all out. Plus my skimmer was pulling outside air which surprisingly gives you a pretty decent bump. My second chamber on the CaRx was nearly a waste of money. Those are my thoughts. 🙂
Hey Devon, do you have many houseplants? I can see one I think in the background.. but a few more would help a little too.. co2 media exhausts pretty quickly from what I’ve read, so can get expensive keep replacing it.. also with a recirculated co2 I’ve always wondered what happens should the skimmer overflow and end up pushing the media or water passed through the media into the tank? Made me itch just watching you in the loft I hate insulation 😆
Yep lots of plants! even more lately since the wife brought a bunch in when it got colder. I'm hoping the media will last a long time using out side air.. but time will tell! hehe dang insulation! i hopped into the shower after that one :P
I'm getting max pH 7.9 I ran a 5 foot hose to the outside through my exterior wall, But it's a smaller gauge than the the hose you have running from the roof into my skimmer.how.did you connect that hose to your skimmer?? Skimmer intake aren't that big.
Will adding pure o2 to a reef tank raise the pH? Already have a co2 scrubber on one clients tank and the pH is still lower than I’d like... any other tricks to raise pH without raising alkalinity? Dosing Fritz aquatics 2 part on this system with a full apex ad trident... dkh 8.6, Ca 460, magnesium 1500
@@ReefDudes they are the most common house plant and have been argued that they affect air quality along as there is circulation. I can’t prove it with numbers but i have them all over my fish room. Not for PH i just added them a long time ago before i had a reef tank because i heard of co2 build up in houses.
does the two part up your ph? I just picked up brs havnt started it yet. My alk cant decide what it wants to do. It will maintains sometimes for days the start dropping .01 points per day then last night 0.5 points! I dont know how i can dial in a dosage like that. I did add to many corals at once so kind of freaked out my tank! LOL Seemd to be adjusting to it them recently then last night 0.5!
KISS,no one breathe inside the house.With all of you opening and closing the door to grab a breath the outside air will rush in ,as well.Problem solved.Unless a moose gets in,they put out a lot of CO2!Just kidding,stay well Canada,Doc BC
Wows super fantastic video and saltwater aquarium too sir.... I just setting up my 120 gallon tank 2 weeks ago.. I move all the stuff too new tank but I have not updated my new tank on RUclips channel.. I sold my old tank.... please check out my RUclips channel saltwater aquarium see how I do for this 3 years Thanks again sir...
Holy sh&t!!! “The most dedicated reefer on the planet!
You know when you’re drilling holes in house and working tubes through the place, you’re seriously committed to reefing!
Impressive stuff mr Reefdudes!!!
Hehe thank you! I do love my reef tank!
Another great vid! Thanks, Devon. I actually just installed a recirculating CO2 scrubber 11 days ago, and the media has barely started to turn purple. So far, so good 👍🏻
Awesome! I have debated going that route.. Also thinking of T'ing in out side air so its kinda half recirculating, half outside.
Watched the livestream, picked up the same co2 monitor, should arrive today! Joining the battle for higher pH 😆
Woo! Welcome to the good battle!
I don't know if it would make a difference but you may want to look up vented attic and convection. Hot air (roof vent) is usually the exhaust, you could get "fresher air" from the overhang or gables.
It was nice to see the immediate results.
Agreed! its inches away from the roof cap vent so i think its about as fresh as im going to get! :) any further and i need a good 15' or more of tubing which adds restriction and limits air
@@ReefDudes his point was you're in the wrong position to get the freshest air. The ridge bebe is where hot air leaves the attic, the soffits are where the fresh air enters. If you move your filter down to the end of the rafters where the soffit vents are, that's where you'll get your freshest air.
Nice little bump from the airline and 2nd chamber. Drip Kalk, problem solved. DO IT!!!!!! 8.38-8.4 PH daily with my Calcium Reactor.
If I had space in my stand for a kalk reactor! Sadly I do not
Phil, how are u dripping the Kalk without raising Alk? Imma hook up my Kalk Reactor and see how it goes since I keep my Alk at 7.8-8.0.
@@ProducerReef I drip it 24/7 with the Versa. I just dialed back my calcium reactor until things stabled out and alk held steady.
dont you have to do one or the other? Kalkwasser or a calcium reactor? I am new at this so still learning, and have yet to dose anything. Also what is a kalk reactor? I thought people dripped kalk in their ato? Also is limewater or whatever its called kalkwasser? I was going to start with 2 part instead of kalkwasser since I am new and seemed easier but I diffidently need ph raised and also live in hot humid florida so not sure if outside airwould work for me. First thing to do is order that co2 meter and see where I stand. The tank is in my den and I spend a lot of time right next to it with my 2 dogs!!
@@karennation3580 You could do both! no need to limit your self to one method. If you can open a window or get fresh air to your skimmer thats the free option! but it all depends where you live and the climate there :) If you already have a good PH you may not even need to worry about it
Really cool to monitor te CO2, lot of good stuff in that video
I use controlled and monitored ozone from inside air, into co2 scrubber and then through the skimmers air intake. I find this too prevents low PH during the winter months. ORP and PH work in unison to some extent if correctly applied.
Do you find ozone affects PH directly?
@@ReefDudes
Yes absolutely. Ozone helps maintain a solid ORP in the range of 350/450mv This is a direct stabiliser for PH. With a monitor/controller you get to see how ORP drops after feeding and when the lights go off for example. The ozone kicks in and works to raise ORP quickly and the by product of this is the PH doesn’t dip and swing as bad.
Winter PH swings due to local air quality isn’t a issue.
Great idea! I'm having the same problem in my reef tank and I'm looking at doing this same solution.
Another nice mod for your tank. Nicely done. This will actually be even more beneficial as you were looking at graphs in normal operations but post COVID, when you have people over in the house, this will reduce the big CO2 increases with guests over. Congrats. :)
Great idea 👍🏽
I add a few days ago a Co2 Scrubber from ATI, so far, so good!
Needed a new vid to cover this thanks!
Battling the same thing. Trying to find a way to put my sump outside but in NY the weather. Gonna do the soda lime first cuz it works. Kalk reactor I have I may hook up.
May get the HRV for my setup. My tank is in my recording studio.
Thanks Dev, ur always the voice of reason and solutions.
Is soda lime kalkwasser?
Happy to help! good luck on the battle for higher ph!
Kinda, in differeante forms. Sodalime is a pellet that absorbs co2. Kalk wasser is calcium hydroxide which is a very high PH solution that can be used to raise PH as well as dose alk and calcium
Great idea @reefdudes Devin, it's especially hard to keep windows open in northern Canada
Thank you! where there is a will.. there is a way!
I ran at Airline outside and hooked a hose barb to a 3/4 inch npt and screwed on a respirator carbon cartridge to filter out any contaminant
To me as I have seen the colder outside the higher my ph runs but here we are in November and still having 70+ days and it still runs 7.6 to 7.8. I also noticed I had a lot of green algae growing in my sump on pumps, heaters, skimmers and walls from Fuge light. My ph ran more 7.89 up to 8.02, and like a idiot I cleaned my sump and now ph is back running 7.6 to 7.8. The line outside helps in colder weather and the more stuff growing in the sump really help.
Great video 👍
Would reall like to see more about the actual connections you made from that hose to the skimmer. So when are you installing your air exchanger? Because I know it is happening.
Me too! I wish my hubby was into this more. He is a mr fix it around the house but not with the tank...lol Its hard enough learing all this stuff but doing work like that is way out of my league as a woman! haha
you could also try having some terestrial plants to lower co2 levels in air
There is quite a few in the house now. May add some that are more known to absorb co2
Hey 👋🏼 bro! Man, I just wanted to let you know my experience with Low pH. I’ve always been a pH freak even when people say it doesn’t matter or that I was wasting my time monitoring it. IMO, I think it can tell you quite a lot about your tank. My tank was running about 7.9-8.0 after being setup for 1 year. This was monitored with a Apex Lab Grade double Junction pH probe ($74 dollar probe). I also had a Milwaukee monitoring with the same probe and it was a very accurate pH meter. Then I’ve tried Pinpoint which for me has been the most inconsistent and inaccurate of everything I’ve used. Long story short, my CaRx was driving down my pH hard. I’m talking 7.3 and it probably would have gone lower, but after I saw it that low I turned my CO2 scrubber back on. The best thing I’ve found to increase pH (although expensive to maintain) was definitely the recirculating CO2 scrubber fed into my skimmer cup. It was hitting 8.3-8.4 during peak lighting. I also dosed fully saturated Kalk w/ GHL 2.1 SA and at the time in my 75/G I was dumping about 3 Liters every week. The faster you dump it, obviously the more effect it has on the pH. However, it also spikes the water every time it hits. So it’s good, but kinda bad at same time. Imagine....-......-.....-.....- Get my point.? I ended up dosing more but at a less potent dose. In the end, the CO2 scrubber beat them all out. Plus my skimmer was pulling outside air which surprisingly gives you a pretty decent bump. My second chamber on the CaRx was nearly a waste of money. Those are my thoughts. 🙂
Did you try scrubbing outside air with media vs recirculating? That is another one I have been debating
Stick a co2 reactor on skimmer reduce how much as air it pulls in
Hey Devon, do you have many houseplants? I can see one I think in the background.. but a few more would help a little too.. co2 media exhausts pretty quickly from what I’ve read, so can get expensive keep replacing it..
also with a recirculated co2 I’ve always wondered what happens should the skimmer overflow and end up pushing the media or water passed through the media into the tank?
Made me itch just watching you in the loft I hate insulation 😆
Yep lots of plants! even more lately since the wife brought a bunch in when it got colder. I'm hoping the media will last a long time using out side air.. but time will tell! hehe dang insulation! i hopped into the shower after that one :P
I would like to see 2 tanks plumbed together where one is on the other is off and vice versa to see if that would keep the ph consistent.
I would if I could!
I'm getting max pH 7.9 I ran a 5 foot hose to the outside through my exterior wall, But it's a smaller gauge than the the hose you have running from the roof into my skimmer.how.did you connect that hose to your skimmer?? Skimmer intake aren't that big.
I struggle to keep my ph above 7.8 and started wondering if burning wood in my fireplace has an effect on that. Guess I should invest in a meter.
That’s is highly likely to cause !
good topic for this season,, What ore the dimensions and gallons of the tank behind you?
72"x25"x24"
Will adding indoor plants raise pH as they suck Co2 and improve air quality. Can’t find the answer to this question anywhere.
Yes it can certinly help. some plants work better than others. Which ones.? you will have to do some digging there.
Golden pothos
How about adding a plant? How many?
They can help! How much depends on the type of plant. It’s light intensity and growth rate :)
Will adding pure o2 to a reef tank raise the pH? Already have a co2 scrubber on one clients tank and the pH is still lower than I’d like... any other tricks to raise pH without raising alkalinity? Dosing Fritz aquatics 2 part on this system with a full apex ad trident... dkh 8.6, Ca 460, magnesium 1500
You could add some golden pothos plants in your house.
I shall keep an eye out for one!
@@ReefDudes they are the most common house plant and have been argued that they affect air quality along as there is circulation. I can’t prove it with numbers but i have them all over my fish room. Not for PH i just added them a long time ago before i had a reef tank because i heard of co2 build up in houses.
In Alabama we are just now opening windows
Im just closing mine up the past few weeks! :)
Seems like a lot of effort still resulting in relatively low pH. I would ditch the reactor and go with two part. Much easier in my opinion.
does the two part up your ph? I just picked up brs havnt started it yet. My alk cant decide what it wants to do. It will maintains sometimes for days the start dropping .01 points per day then last night 0.5 points! I dont know how i can dial in a dosage like that. I did add to many corals at once so kind of freaked out my tank! LOL Seemd to be adjusting to it them recently then last night 0.5!
@@karennation3580 if you use soda ash for alkalinity it will
Would a air purifier work?
Nope. That’s removed particles from the air where an exchanger brings in fresh air
Got it now thanks Nan 👍
KISS,no one breathe inside the house.With all of you opening and closing the door to grab a breath the outside air will rush in ,as well.Problem solved.Unless a moose gets in,they put out a lot of CO2!Just kidding,stay well Canada,Doc BC
haha good luck on that method :P
Wows super fantastic video and saltwater aquarium too sir.... I just setting up my 120 gallon tank 2 weeks ago.. I move all the stuff too new tank but I have not updated my new tank on RUclips channel.. I sold my old tank.... please check out my RUclips channel saltwater aquarium see how I do for this 3 years Thanks again sir...
Just open a window, it’s easier 🤷🏼♂️