ca reactor problems

[markvanderwoude]

I installed a calcium reactor yesterday and today all my fish are at the bottom of the tank it looks like they can't breath help anybody....tested today and everything is perfect!!!

 

[Avi]

Sounds like there may be too much CO2 in the tank and not enough oxygen....put some aerators like bubble stones into the tank. Then...test to see if the pH has dropped which would confirm that there's too much CO2. If there isn't too much CO2, then still, there seems to be some oxygen depletion problem.

 

[theatrus]

Whats you tank pH?

Where is the effulent line of the CO2 reactor going? How fast is it dripping? How is your CO2 bubble rate?

 

[markvanderwoude]

8.5 there was way to much co2 in the water I guess the fish were high...I turned off the ca.. reactor now the fish are fine also did a ten gallon water change