Co2 reduction and ph

Its been around for sometime. Most folks did it to assist with ph

Now with koodie and apex its like history :lol:
 
Just trying to think through where to run it. We're in a new house and it's drum tight. Co2 has to be up in it. Ph been dropping to 7.8. Not bad, but not good. Was thinking soda lime, but would like to try this first.
 
Where's your tank and sump? I've thought about running some PVC through the basement ceiling and out the side of the house.
 
I don't remember his name he is out of the hobby now, but he ran tubing outside through a brs carbon reactor so the air was "clean".
 
I'm thinking up high, through the first floor up to the attic and out the side of the house at a vent. But, what about pesticide or lawn fertilizer dust. Would have to disconnect every time I do that. Anyway, tuff call.
 
Flippers4pups said:
I'm thinking up high, through the first floor up to the attic and out the side of the house at a vent. But, what about pesticide or lawn fertilizer dust. Would have to disconnect every time I do that. Anyway, tuff call.
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If you run it through the attic, would it have to go outside through a vent? Couldn't it just end in the attic?
 
If you are running 20-30' feet of tubing you may have to pump the air to the skimmer. Friction from the PVC wall will restrict the air flow to the skimmer over distance. Running it to the attack will bring hot air in, also not a good thing during summer month, and heat up your tank water. This could be a problem. Running it though a carbon filter is a must with all of the stuff in the air. Pollen and other things may also cause problems. IMO it's not easy to do right.
 
I agree, filtering the air would be the only "right" way. With the dust and particulate, heat and cold I'm learning towards co2 scrubbing with soda lime. Too many variables with drawing air from the outside.
 
I plan on putting 2 vent fans in the ceiling in my basement room. One to draw air in and one to take air out. I plan on putting these on the apex also. So if you know of some quiet vent fans like you would find in a bathroom let me know please.
 
Aqua Man 07 said:
I plan on putting 2 vent fans in the ceiling in my basement room. One to draw air in and one to take air out. I plan on putting these on the apex also. So if you know of some quiet vent fans like you would find in a bathroom let me know please.
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With 1100 gallons in my tank room of 80 degree water, a fresh air intake and exhaust fan to the outside was the only sure way we saw to prevent mold. My ph is always 8.2-8.4.
 
I have what may seem like a really basic question since I was planning to add a ventilation fan in my basement as part of my new build. When we have extreme temps outside(either very hot or very cold), does bringing in the fresh air from outside dramatically raise or lower the temperature of the room? How large is your fresh air intake?

In my case, my basement is about 1,000 square feet and I was originally planning to just run an exhaust fan outside that is controlled by a humidistat. I was concerned that if my fresh air intake was too large to compensate for the air going out that the much hotter or colder air being brought inside would force my furnace or AC to work harder.(and raise the associated energy costs as well)

Nanook said:
With 1100 gallons in my tank room of 80 degree water, a fresh air intake and exhaust fan to the outside was the only sure way we saw to prevent mold. My ph is always 8.2-8.4.
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