chris
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Post by chris on Aug 18, 2016 1:15:37 GMT -5
I am currently using ISTA ceramic Co2 diffuser. 5lb CO2 cylinder.
This question is strictly about esthetics, I've never been a fan of these tiny misting bubbles floating around my tank.
What are some other CO2 diffusing techniques that could eliminate the Tiny bubbles?
One technique I read about was just allowing the bubbles go up the Cannister filter intake, some stood by it, as a good technique, others said it filled their cannister with too much CO2 and caused the impeller to run dry.
The debate became specific about how you add the CO2 to the intake. Some just used the CO2 airline Zip tied to the filter intake where others just placed their ceramic diffuser under the intake stem.
Others were inline diffusers or reactors.
cost isn't an issue but space in and around my 75 gallon is limited.
This is my 1st attempt, at doing a planted aquarium any advice is greatly appreciated; just, do to my own ignorance please be as specific as possible.
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Aug 18, 2016 12:11:04 GMT -5
I personally use the reactor. The downside is you don't see the Co2 to know where it's ending up, so you just have to measure pH and KH. and direct flow towards the plants. The key to Co2 is getting the gas to hit the leaf of the plants. The finer the bubble the better, that's why those fancy diffusers will be spending and then you can see the bubbles attaching to the leaf. americanaquariumproducts.com/CO2Generator.html
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Post by chris on Aug 19, 2016 3:19:37 GMT -5
I personally use the reactor. The downside is you don't see the Co2 to know where it's ending up, so you just have to measure pH and KH. and direct flow towards the plants. The key to Co2 is getting the gas to hit the leaf of the plants. The finer the bubble the better, that's why those fancy diffusers will be spending and then you can see the bubbles attaching to the leaf. americanaquariumproducts.com/CO2Generator.htmlThanks for the advice, I like the idea of the reactor having a more efficient Diffusion of CO2.
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Aug 19, 2016 13:10:19 GMT -5
I believe Richard here has a planted tank has a reactor too?
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