Need frsh O2

[Orion80]

I need a way to b able to get some frsh oxygen to my tank,m i know this sounds silly but, it seems thati have high co2 levels in my house or at least in my basement. Do furnances have fresh air intakes?? O r am i looking at haveing to drill a hole to the outside of my house to bring in frsh air??



Adie



Any and all ideas appreciate.

[Tarolisol]

Im not sure about your furnace but i know mine has a fresh air intake. Its a big silver tube entering the furnace with a split right before if enters the firnace to a mesh covered tube. Not sure if that makes sence. I can feel the cold air coming out of mine.

[EmilyB]

I know that I have to leave the door open into my fishroom or the CO2 levels rise. I also use fans and open windows and doors a lot. [/i]

[MitchM]

Adie, how old is your furnace?
If it's a newer one, it will have a fresh air intake, usually a big insulated flexible hose (6 - 8") with a screened metal end on it. If it's not enough, try turning on the fan switch so it runs manually for a while.

Mitch

[IslandReefer]

My fishroom was once called a furnace room with included natural gas hot water heater....hense lots of CO2.
My strategies include:** exhaust fan (bathroom fan plumbed into old dryer outlet
**2in vinyl hose to the air intake of my skimmers beckett and through the wood frame of a basement window.
If this is not enough, I will raise the ORP by running low dose ozone....but fresh outside air and room exhaust should be enough....
Any more ideas??

[Orion80]

Thanx guys will definately try some of these out.

Adie

[Buccaneer]

If you have a skimmer ... just drill a small hole to the outside between the joists ( assuming that if you are asking about the furnace that this tank is in the basement ) attach a air line from the skimmer intake to this hole. This will definately improve your O2 levels without freezing you in those nice warm winters you have there in Sask.

[Delphinus]

How exactly do you determine that you have "too much CO2" in a room? Are you just tracking pH of the tanks? Or is there something else you use as a quantifier.

[Orion80]

Well farley holmes, from reef central, gave me the exeriment, take the ph of your sytem. Aerate a sample in your house then check ph. then take another sample of water and aerate it outside then check ph.

If the ph rises from aerateing outside but not inside he says u proably have high co2 lvls in your house thus u need fresh air.

Not a big thing in summer here b/c we have lots of open windows but all the windows are closed in winter.

Adie

[Delphinus]

So are you already having pH problems in the tanks? Or are you just concerned about the potential of developing pH problems down the road?

Sorry, I'm just trying to understand what to look for.