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blackandyellow · 07-03-2009, 01:22 AM

Hi all, I just got the azoo ph automatic controller but have some questions on how to properly set it up:

I know PH is related to the amount of Co2 in the water (more co2, less PH). But assuming that my water has a ph from start at 6.5 -6.8 due to the large pieces of driftwood and the peat in the filter, then... how is the Co2 reactor going to work if the PH is already down? Does this mean the Co2 will be off if I set up the control to read a ph of 6.5?

What happens at night with the PH when the system is off? does the PH increases a lot during the night and then goes back down in the morning?

Thanks... newbie here learning a lot but still have lots of q´s about Co2 and I don´t want to kill fish when I set up the tank...

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blackandyellow Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 226	Co2 and Automatic PH control setup Hi all, I just got the azoo ph automatic controller but have some questions on how to properly set it up: I know PH is related to the amount of Co2 in the water (more co2, less PH). But assuming that my water has a ph from start at 6.5 -6.8 due to the large pieces of driftwood and the peat in the filter, then... how is the Co2 reactor going to work if the PH is already down? Does this mean the Co2 will be off if I set up the control to read a ph of 6.5? What happens at night with the PH when the system is off? does the PH increases a lot during the night and then goes back down in the morning? Thanks... newbie here learning a lot but still have lots of q´s about Co2 and I don´t want to kill fish when I set up the tank...