ph 8.3

Co2 media is just Kalkwasser, IceCap media sucks and it’s hard to find lime crystals vs powder. How long would activated carbon last in a co2 scrubber?

My story and how I finally reached 8.3PH! Also please let me know, have you achieved 8.3PH? And how did you get there? Ok so for those interested in PH from a “layman’s reef” I’m only a barely second year reef hobbyist with a 50gal tank/sump system living in western Colorado. My tank has...

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...