Hi everyone,
I set up a new system after moving, which is a 25-gallon Waterbox peninsula. The system has been cycling for about 2 months. I have two medium-sized clownfish and a royal gramma which were added to the tank after about a week of cycling. The lights have yet to be turned on. I recently purchased a new pH probe as I did not want to reuse a lot of the equipment from my old tank as it was needing to be replaced. I am getting readings of about 7.4 on average, but this morning awoke to find my tank at about 7. I tested the accuracy of the probe last night by following another forum about aerating the water outside for a while and reading the pH value with the probe. That test yielded a pH of about 7.9. I believe I have ample surface agitation as I have two max spec gyres running in the system, the return pump, and a reef glass nano protein skimmer. I think I am facing a CO2 issue in my home, which was built in 2017, and is constantly sealed up due to hot temperatures outside. I am trying to find out a way in which I can draw fresh air from outside, at least into the skimmer, but with the home's layout, it is not going to be easy. Would a CO2 scrubbing using the "beta" method be an option for the reef nano skimmer, or are there any other ways I could decrease my home's CO2 content without raising the energy bill/indoor temperature drastically? Will this extremely low pH be harmful to my cycle and fish in the system? I have attached the graph from my Apex, the large spike on the right from 5 to 8ish was during installation and calibration. The Apex was reading a pH of roughly 5 without a probe installed. Thanks for any input.
I set up a new system after moving, which is a 25-gallon Waterbox peninsula. The system has been cycling for about 2 months. I have two medium-sized clownfish and a royal gramma which were added to the tank after about a week of cycling. The lights have yet to be turned on. I recently purchased a new pH probe as I did not want to reuse a lot of the equipment from my old tank as it was needing to be replaced. I am getting readings of about 7.4 on average, but this morning awoke to find my tank at about 7. I tested the accuracy of the probe last night by following another forum about aerating the water outside for a while and reading the pH value with the probe. That test yielded a pH of about 7.9. I believe I have ample surface agitation as I have two max spec gyres running in the system, the return pump, and a reef glass nano protein skimmer. I think I am facing a CO2 issue in my home, which was built in 2017, and is constantly sealed up due to hot temperatures outside. I am trying to find out a way in which I can draw fresh air from outside, at least into the skimmer, but with the home's layout, it is not going to be easy. Would a CO2 scrubbing using the "beta" method be an option for the reef nano skimmer, or are there any other ways I could decrease my home's CO2 content without raising the energy bill/indoor temperature drastically? Will this extremely low pH be harmful to my cycle and fish in the system? I have attached the graph from my Apex, the large spike on the right from 5 to 8ish was during installation and calibration. The Apex was reading a pH of roughly 5 without a probe installed. Thanks for any input.
