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Ok so what about this. My milwaukee sms122 ph controller is set at 6.5 due to my schuran media. But when the ph is measured from the effluent above 6.5 it's alarm light goes to blinking. Shouldn't it be just the opposite. It seems that when even though it is blinking alarm the controlled outlet from controller still works. Am I just confused on how it is supposed to work?

I am having trouble also getting my JBJ regulator to stay at a constant bubble rate. Starts out fine then after a min the bubble rate slows to a stop.
Also how much should effluent should I be letting out? I think the instructions said start with 30 bubblepermin and 50 ml/min. How am I supposed to judge ml per min?
This thing is racking my brain.
 
@extinguishfire wrote:
Ok so what about this. My milwaukee sms122 ph controller is set at 6.5 due to my schuran media. But when the ph is measured from the effluent above 6.5 it's alarm light goes to blinking. Shouldn't it be just the opposite. It seems that when even though it is blinking alarm the controlled outlet from controller still works. Am I just confused on how it is supposed to work? I am having trouble also getting my JBJ regulator to stay at a constant bubble rate. Starts out fine then after a min the bubble rate slows to a stop. Also how much should effluent should I be letting out? I think the instructions said start with 30 bubblepermin and 50 ml/min. How am I supposed to judge ml per min? This thing is racking my brain. said:
You may have your alarm set on the wrong setting, the controller should have a high and a low alarm setting, otherwise it could be defective.

How high is the water pressure on your water feed to reactor? If it is too high it could be pushing against CO2 and causing it to slow or stop. I have a JBJ regulator too. You can replace the needle valve for finer tuning.

Effluent rate is going to be different on any tank, but 30 bubbles and 50-60 drops would be a good starting point. Your effluent drip being regulated by controller and the amount of or no CO2 buildup in your reactor chamber will help you determine which needs to be increased or decreased. Both will increase as your load of hard corals increases.
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Chris, I have that same controller and that is how mine works and from what I've read, that's how they all work. The blinking light tells you that co2 is flowing.

Chris
 
Correct. It is "alarming" you to the fact that CO2 is being added to your system.
 
I've always hated that and it's why I've never used a controller except the aquacontroller now (didn't use one at all for 3 years). That is just screwed up. Who cares when it's doing what it supposed to do. I care when something is unusual or not function properly not when it's doing what it's supposed to!
 
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