Thread: CO2 scrubber
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Unread 12/23/2010, 09:59 PM   #58
pascal32
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Originally Posted by apt220 View Post
This is a good thread and although I am not from your region, I found it after doing a search. I just want to share my soda lime consumption experience.

I used a CO2 scrubber for over month now on the intake of my skimmer. It really helped bring my pH up to 8.4 before the lights turn off and it would stay over ~8.26 by morning. Before the scrubber, my pH used to max out at about 8.1. I have a 100g with a 40g sump and I top off with kalkwasser.

I burned through the stuff pretty fast though. About 1.5 lbs for me lasted for six days which is when the pH wouldn't max out as high. I am one guy in a 1 bedroom apartment who is gone 9.5 hours per day for work with the windows closed 24/7.
wow - that's a lot. What kind of skimmer are you using? can you post a picture of how you have the scrubber set up?

I'm running about 1/6 th of a gallon every 3 weeks, so to give "safe" numbers, at this rate I would go through just over 4 gallons a year - so $6.60 a month at the full retail price.

Mine is set up like this:




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