Carbon Dioxide (CO2) can directly affect the pH of your aquarium, and with a low pH, corals may not grow as fast. Connecting a CO2 scrubber directly to the venturi on your skimmer along with CO2 absorption media you can control the amount of CO2 that is being sucked into your skimmer, effectively raising the pH of your tank by removal of excess CO2.
Requires CO2 Absorbent Media (not included)
CO2 is by far the number one cause to low pH in household aquariums. Ambient CO2 can vary from building to building and depending on your location it may not be practical to keep your windows open or pull fresh air from outside into the skimmer. By relocating your protein skimmer's air intake from the silencer over to the CO2 scrubber can actually increase your tank's pH by a couple points. Depending on the amount of ambient CO2 in the room it is not uncommon for tanks to raise from 7.8 pH up to 8.3 pH within a couple days but results can vary.
Directions:
Connect the included 3/8" tubing to your protein skimmer's air intake and the output side of the reactor. It is usually easiest to remove your skimmer's silencer and directly attach the CO2 Scrubber tubing your pumps venturi.
Unscrew the body from the head of the reactor and remove the refillable cartridge. Add 1 Tbsp of RODI water to the bottom of the reactor body making sure that it does not touch the CO2 media when the cartridge is replaced. Completely fill the refillable cartridge insert with your preferred CO2 absorbing media and place back into the reactor housing.
Monitor your tank's pH hourly for the first couple days of use. When your pH starts to drop in value (usually 1-2 weeks) you will need to replace the CO2 media. Most CO2 absorbing media will have a color changing indicator to let you visually see when it is depleted.
What's Included?
CO2 Reactor with 3/8” barbed fittings
6’ of tubing
10” refillable cartridge
1 Year BRS Warranty
CO2 absorption media sold separately
SKU | 204179 |
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Aquarium Type | Saltwater |
Warranty | 1 Year |
Product Questions
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Thank you for reaching out to us! This will hold 1.2lbs, approximately 800mL, of media.
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Thank you for reaching out to us! The media needs to be moist but not wet to work properly.
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Thank you for reaching out to us! This is 14"H x 8.5"W x 5.5".
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It will come blue as pictured.
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We recommend running it vertical as you need a little water in the bottom but do not want the media to get wet.
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The height of this reactor/scrubber is 14" with the bracket included.
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You can hook this unit up to any skimmer but I would be aware of the possibility that the skimmer could back-siphon and cause a spill. If possible i would mount this at or above the height of the skimmer to eliminate the possibility.
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This canister is about 12" inches tall and about 5" inches at its widest point. :-)
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We are currently working on getting this up on the website to support our scrubbers and other products. You should be able to purchase it on the website soon!
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If you need a different size barb for your skimmer hose, we do sell various adapters located on this page https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/ozone-resistant-kynar-elbow-male-npt-x-barb.html which should fit your needs.
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