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I woke up this morning to my ACIII reading a ph of 7.7 and dropping, which was very alarming because the tank usually hovers between 8.2 and 8.4. I ran the normal gambit of test (alk of 10, cal 440), and recalibrated the probes. By this time, the ACIII was reading a ph of about 7.5-7.6, which seemed just crazy to me. As I rushed about to find the issue, I noticed that my kegerator, which sits about 6 ft from my tank was making a funny noise and the external CO2 tank was all frozen over. So, I immediately shut off the gas, and made sure everything was tight. After it thawed out, I turned the CO2 back on and checked again for leaks (everything seemed good). Also, by this time, the ACIII was showing that ph was a more reasonable 7.9.
So, my question is this, could a CO2 leak 6ft away from the tank really get absorbed by the water and cause such a drastic drop in ph? It seems a little weird but I have no other explanation! Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. On the plus side, there doesn't seem to have been any harm to the fish or corals...
Thanks,
Josh
I woke up this morning to my ACIII reading a ph of 7.7 and dropping, which was very alarming because the tank usually hovers between 8.2 and 8.4. I ran the normal gambit of test (alk of 10, cal 440), and recalibrated the probes. By this time, the ACIII was reading a ph of about 7.5-7.6, which seemed just crazy to me. As I rushed about to find the issue, I noticed that my kegerator, which sits about 6 ft from my tank was making a funny noise and the external CO2 tank was all frozen over. So, I immediately shut off the gas, and made sure everything was tight. After it thawed out, I turned the CO2 back on and checked again for leaks (everything seemed good). Also, by this time, the ACIII was showing that ph was a more reasonable 7.9.
So, my question is this, could a CO2 leak 6ft away from the tank really get absorbed by the water and cause such a drastic drop in ph? It seems a little weird but I have no other explanation! Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. On the plus side, there doesn't seem to have been any harm to the fish or corals...
Thanks,
Josh