what is the ideal effluent drip rate reading....

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

i just tested mine and it said 6.9 is this ok?if not how do i get it to go down? do i have to lower the bubble count or do i have to lower the effluent drip rate? thanx in advance for helping...

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

anybody?

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

hello...

 

[VCoo71]

what type of media are you using?

i wouldnt push ARM any lower then 6.9
as far as lowering it ....lowering the effluent drip will let more Co2 build up in the reactor causing a lowering of the effluent Ph
also the same goes as raising the Co2 bubble rate

you just need to figure out how much your tanks needs are to keep you Alk stable

hope this helps a little

charlie

 

[BlueStag]

I run my ARM media at 6.5- 6.6.

 

[cward]

You can increase the bubble count or decrease the effluent flow. There's a very cool calculator online for adjusting your reactor, but I don't have it in front of me right now.

 

[smoknreefrs]

http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/reactor.html

 

[cward]

That's the one. Thank you:thumbsup:

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

thanx for coming to my rescue my fellow acropora enthusiasts...