Run an airline outside now that it's cold to keep PH up?

[badbread]

So now that it's getting cold outside I can't keep the window right next to the tank wide open like I normally do. I've noticed my PH dropping A LOT. Before it would never drop below 8.01 at night and now it's going down to a new record last night, 7.66

Would running the air intake line on my RS80 up to the window actually make any difference? Do you think it would be worth the effort?

 

[sfsuphysics]

Why don't you run the airline and find out?

 

[badbread]

Wish it was that easy, need to be able justify running an ugly airline up to the window to GF.

 

[tuberider]

Make it into pretty airline

 

[seminolecpa]

Put lots of smileys on it. They make everything better.

 

[Erick]

 

[sfsuphysics]

Well you could always say you think it should help...

 

[northbay-reefer]

Put lots of smileys on it. They make everything better.

LOL

 

[badbread]

I'm going to try the smiley face thing tonight...

*EDIT*
:bigsmile:

 

[Eight]

It helped with my tank, but i only had to go a few feet from a window to my tank in the kitchen... not sure how long your airline run would be...

 

[GreshamH]

IT helped my tank

 

[Mr. Ugly]

Boun was having pH problems with his tank and running the ar intake outside fixed it.

 

[CookieJar]

Try attaching the new rage, mini LEDs on it. You can even incorporate them into your seasonal decoration by getting red & green ones. :bigsmile:

 

[northbay-reefer]

I run my air intake line under the house so I don't need anything to make it look good

 

[glee]

i dont really get it. is there a lack of o2 in your homes?

 

[iani]

Not a lack of O2, but a higher level of CO2. CO2 and water = carbonic acid, which lowers the pH.

 

[glee]

got houseplants?

 

[GreshamH]

got houseplants?

In winter with our houses closed more often the CO@ builds up and you'd have to have a forest to get it down to better levels if you can't vent it. Airline to outside is a great solution.