if your tank is by a window, id try to draw outside air and connect it to your skimmer intake first before going into a co2 scrubber. keep in mind, the soda lime will need to be replaced regularly depending how fast it will turn purple. you would have to account for the price of the media in keeping higher pH values. i change my media out almost every 7 days and i bought the 5gal soda lime media from https://www.shopmedvet.com/product/...MI8_qWk-Ge7wIVYj2tBh1hzAhOEAQYASABEgLaNvD_BwE
depending on what your alk level is, you can also dose kalk to maintain pH and alk/cal levels as well.
I will need to *manually* test the alkalinity to provide you the most accurate answer.
no skimmer? do you have a sump? maybe try an air pump for some aeration.
this setup has no sump. I can throw in an air pump and a air stone.
My next build will be significantly more advanced. I happen to have 2 gyre pumps for the new build. This is only 55 gallons so I can throw in one those pumps in the mean time.I'd try avoid an airpump if possible. Salt spray from popping bubbles is a mess. Try getting a power head to create significantly more surface agitation first.
My next build will be significantly more advanced. I happen to have 2 gyre pumps for the new build. This is only 55 gallons so I can throw in one those pumps in the mean time.
I don’t want to invest anymore in the 55 gallon setup that won’t directly transfer over to the 130 gallon I am building.
nothing to invest, just moving and changing the angle of your V3 hydor power head to point at the surface to create more surface agitation. Make sure water surface is breaking to encourage good gas exchange. Run that for a day and see if pH improves.