Drawing external air for skimmer

[spscrackhead]

In the summer we all deal our houses up to keep the cool a.c. in. The C02 in my home clearly rises which I can clearly see a drop in my Ph from. My Ph swing was 7.68-7.89 yesterday... I do have a reverse cycle refug.

Does anyone in Arizona draw air from outside to feed their skimmer to help raise Ph?

How does this affect the temperature of your tank? I am sure pulling 115 degree air and mixing it with tank water will bump up the temp, but how much?

Thanks for any input guys.

 

[AZBigJohn]

I have noticed no significant difficulty in keeping my temperature in my new build, which I do have the skimmer hooked up to outside air with. I do have a large water volume (200 gallons) so that helps, I'm sure as well.

That being said I consistently run 8.2 ph, where I had trouble getting to 8 before in previous tanks.

I am completely glad I took the time to run a hose outside for my skimmer with this build!

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[TangingOut]

The only good thing my drafty windows are good for.

 

[azjohnny]

BRS does make a CO2 scrubber that you can hook up to a skimmer. I have never used one so I don't know how effective it is

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-universal-co2-scrubber.html?gclid=CI-CyY6f-NQCFRdsfgodPkQIqg

 

[Robb/Scottsdale/AZ]

How about more indoor house plants ?

 

[Vanpire]

I have noticed no significant difficulty in keeping my temperature in my new build, which I do have the skimmer hooked up to outside air with. I do have a large water volume (200 gallons) so that helps, I'm sure as well.

That being said I consistently run 8.2 ph, where I had trouble getting to 8 before in previous tanks.

I am completely glad I took the time to run a hose outside for my skimmer with this build!

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How far do you have to run your tubes?

 

[AZBigJohn]

How far do you have to run your tubes?

In total about 5 feet. I got 6 feet of braided vinyl hose (to try and maintain diameter). I attached it directly to the air venture on my Reef Octopus pump. (The skimmer is off so you can see the hose). I also included a picture of the tank, and the space between the tank and wall. The skimmer sits just inside the second of the three doors from the left.
(Ignore the two colors of paint and extension cord... the whole room will be yellow soon.)

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[Vanpire]

It wouldn't mind getting outside air but I would have to run it for 30+ feet but it would be good to get some warm air.

I am having the opposite problem as everyone else in AZ. I can't keep my tank temp at 81-82 degrees because I want to see if corals grow faster in warmer temp. And I have halides. My temp runs between 78-80. My house is air temp 78.

 

[azsoccerpop]

Just as an FYI, I was researching running to outside air and read about one person who had a total tank wipe out when his bug man sprayed the house and the fumes from the insecticide were drawn into the air hose. You may want to consider putting some carbon on the airline to protect the tank. I ran an air hose out my patio door to my skimmer for 4 hours in the spring when it was not so hot and saw a .1 increase in ph on my 90 gallon so I did not run the hose permanent as the tank is dead center in my home.
The CO2 scrubbers have positive reviews but I always read about trying to reduce the costs associated with the sodalime media required. It can get expensive and some posts show 1 week of use and then it needs to be replaced. I dont have a bunch of very expensive corals so I guess 7.9-8.0 is going to have to be good for now..I should remove Ph measurement from the Apex display..but i won't --