Increasing Ph & NOT dKH

Definitely look into airing the house and making sure you have a lot of surface agitation.

 

+1. Regardless of if you have a lid, I garauntee if you open the house up, supply more o2 and decrease CO2 build up within the house the pH on the tank is going to go up. I know some people run an airline outside just for that purpose.

 

Just wondering, if you were to run airline outside in a relatively polluted area like NJ, would that be safe? Also, what would you recommend as a "rough filter" so no bugs get in; an airstone?

 

Honestly I think that most people that keep the house closed up, because of cold or what ever reason, the CO2 in that environment is going to be substantually higher that the outside air.

Seems like some fine netting or screen would keep those pesky bug out.

 

But he doesn't want the bugs out, he wants the filter to let the pods through, without letting the other crap in to clog his airstone... I think that's what I got from the message. How about gutter guard? Double it up or you can find 1/4 or 5/8 plastic netting and shove it in the overflow or baflers? That would only catch major stuff though.

- Mag.

 

Can Acropora thrive/survive in a Ph range of 7.85 to 8.00?

 

if it's good enough for you...
If it's really polluted, I would consider only running it outside at night when it is slightly fresher air out...


airstone is a good idea, but the airstone I have happens to also have one of those one way valves built in, so check for that... but I wouldn't worry about bugs...

Sometimes I drop bugs in my tank just to watch the fish attack. The clowns will tear up a roach or a crane fly.

 

Heh, I may have to leave the line uncovered ;D

It' kinda polluted. It's definitely not the highest quality air in the country, that's for sure. LA (duh) and the actual cities nearby are worse. Really, it's this whole uberpopoulated area that NJ is located right in the center of. Just drive from Boston to Baltimore on the highway, and tell me how much rural area you see on that path.

 

look up CO2 scrubber... it's basically running dry soda lime before the air intake on the skimmer... it's the same stuff they use for scuba rebreathers... it will remove the CO2 from the air entering the skimmer, thus raising ph... it's effective enough to bring your ph up by .2-.3 day and night.

It's a viable alternative for those who can't run an airline outside.