Help! I'm still waiting for my pressurized system to come in. For now I have a DIY connected to a CO2 reactor with bioballs inside. I mixed a new batch of CO2 last night and when I checked the tank past midnight, the water was cloudy white. I have a check valve connected to the set-up and I checked the PH last night and this morning and it was still the same 7.6 (LA has hard-water galore). I left the lights on all night to provide photosynthesis and avoid any PH rises. I checked the tank this morning and the water seemed a little clearer.
Last week, when the mixture was running out I shaked the container and after a series of bubbles came out, white smoke came out of the reactor too. The smoke didn't seem to affect the PH and went away afterwards.
I'm at work right now and worried if the CO2 cloud might kill my livestock when I get home tonight. The lights are still on.
Are these signs of C02 dumping?
Is this something that can happen with pressurized CO2 also?
Last week, when the mixture was running out I shaked the container and after a series of bubbles came out, white smoke came out of the reactor too. The smoke didn't seem to affect the PH and went away afterwards.
I'm at work right now and worried if the CO2 cloud might kill my livestock when I get home tonight. The lights are still on.
Are these signs of C02 dumping?
Is this something that can happen with pressurized CO2 also?