co2 scrubber

I have low pH, and calcium that fluctuates between 460 and 480 but I never dose. Alk 10.5 - dose 1dkh red sea liquid alk daily, the salt has a dkh of 8. (I use the gap to dose more alk for the ph boost) Calcium 460-480 (no dosing, it swings around at random) Mg 1450 - dose 4ml red sea liquid...

I've tried a variety of CO2 scrubbing setups and had some success, but the cost of media is giving me pause. Short story is: right now my tank pH is pretty low. Basically 7.8 - 8.0 if I just left it as-is (no CO2 scrubber). It was much better in summer and fall so I think this is because the...

Hello so I have a 75G mixed reef but mainly SPS dominant I have a lot of frags not yet mini colonies only about 3 are but not very big anyways. I was running my pH 7.8-8.05 before anything then I purchased a co2 scrubber and recirculating it I’ve raised my pH to a low of 8.0-8.2 with a high of...

Hi everyone, Hope everyone’s doing great. Since it’s super cold outside, my house windows are closed up and my ph has dropped a lot. I am planning to add a nano skimmer to my 15 gallon reef tank. The skimmer I am planning is called the reef glass nano which is driven by an external air pump...

I have two Bulk Reef Supply CO2 scrubbers hooked up in series to a Coralife 220G skimmer in a recirculating setup in my 180G FOWLR. Without them before the pH tended to be around 7.7 and I would use Seachem's Marine Buffer to raise it to the 8.2 range. I set up the CO2 scrubbers about two weeks...

I just received the brs universal co2 scrubber and it has no instructions, it look like it can with three sponges but I don’t know what the third sponge is for I also do know wether to hook the skimmer line to the IN or to the OUT I assume I hook the skimmer up To the OUT, I set it up without...

Has anyone setup a CO2 scrubber by originating at an air pump, though the CO2 scrubber, then out an air stone in the sump? Don’t have room for a skimmer and thinking this might work ... looking for others experiences. Current tank is a 40 AiO tank with a UV Sterilizer, filter sock, bio media...

Hello I'm try to raise my ph been using balance but thinking of using a co2 scrubber what those everything dose it really work

So I have been reading about CO2 scrubbers and since I use them in the course of my work, I thought I would make a few improvements on the current design and document them here. This time of year, people are indoors more and this can have an adverse affect on our water quality. An increase in...

Anyone try to use the Algae Barn Phytoplankton bottle to create a DIY Scrubber? I was looking at probably drilling a hole in the small chamber with tubing and water in that. Then in the bottom larger chamber have the Soda Lime in and a hole for piping to the Skimmer at the top of the other...

So I recently started a Co2 scrubber but ive been running ozone for a few months now and have stopped because i wasn’t sure if I can run ozone and a scrubber at the same time? Does anyone know if it can be done?

I have this AquaMaxx Reactor just sitting around: https://www.marinedepot.com/AquaMaxx_FR_SE_GFO_Carbon_and_Biopellet_Hang_On_Filter_Media_Reactor-UJ45107-FIFRIT-vi.html I should be able to use this with the appropriate media, yes? I'd also like to control the air line via the Apex. Do you...

So I have a 120 gallon tank with 30 gallon sump. I've been debating adding a co2 scrubber for awhile; but always heard how costly the media is. My question is, how much do you spend on average running your co2 scrubber. Please provide your tank size. I'm trying to figure out if adding the...

I have been thinking of getting a CO2 scrubber and I think I have found the one I want at a good price. My PH drops so much of the evening when I get home from work and it kills me seeing such a big swing in it everyday. The only thing I hate about a CO2 scrubber is that the media doesn't have a...

Hello all, I've been out of circulation since underground filters were the way it was done. I've been catching up on the 1 or 2 changes ( lol holy moly a lot more than 1 or 2 things to catch up on) since last I was in the hobby for about a year. A lot of books, websites, and if course lurking...

how would one run a co2 scrubber with a ozone generator. My co2 scrubber will be hooked into my lifereef skimmer as follows...... intake to the scrubber to the collection cup and output of scrubber to Venturi. Where would a ozone generator fit in there ?

Hello Randy! So my question is about artificially maintaining a constant PH at 8.2x by way of combining CO2 absorption media with a solient valve to make sure it doesn't go over the desired PH level- My current PH level ranges 8.04-8.16. With the media, it could easily elevate it past 8.3...

I have a new 5 gallon bucket of color changing SodaLime for use in CO2 scrubbers, usually associated with a Calcium Reactor to combat low pH issues. I was buying it from BRS in smaller batches and found it at a local medical supply. Since then I have sold my Calcium Reactor and as a result I...

I started this reefer 250 December 2016 after buying it in October 2016. I started adding fish early 2017 and corals a few months later. In December 2017 a Sea Cucumber died in my tank and released Holothurotoxin which is what most Sea Cucumbers do when they die unbeknownst to me. Well that...

so today for the first time since setting up My tank I have people over. Windows where closed and AC turned on. My ph went into a free fall from around 8.1 to 7.7. How acceptable is this swing ? I cannot run a o2 line outside and I was looking into co2 scrubbers but the media could get...

I just wanted to share my experience with my CO2 scrubber I installed 3 days ago. Nothing but impressive. My average ph was between 7.8-8.0 max. I've tried opening windows, running tubing outside, soda ash, have a decent sized refugium, and some kalk without sustained results. I pulled the...