Co2 unit

[Bizbaz]

Have fitted my co2 unit in my 200 litre aquarium and have bought 23 various plants I have set the co unit so that 1 bubble comes out of the bottom of the bubble counter and out of the top before the next bubble appears which means 1 bubble enters the bubble counter every 7 seconds does this sound correct

 

[meegosh]

It doesn't sound like it is enough. Do you have a drop checker or ph and kh test kit?

I had mine set to roughly 2 bps when I had a heavily planted 30g high tech tank.

 

[Bizbaz]

I have ph but not kh test kit should I turn it up to 1 bubble per second entering the bubble counter

 

[Bizbaz]

What's a drop checker

 

[meegosh]

Let me google that for you

You can try turning it up a bit. Just watch your fish, if they are gasping in the mornings you have too much CO2 in the tank.

 

[Bizbaz]

I have turned it up a little and the plants are giving off oxygen bubbles my fish are still swimming fine the current ph is 7.0 as I have calculated and added a marine gravel water buffer to suit the ph drop that can be caused by adding co2 to the water chemistry all my fish are doing quite well the only concern I have currently is my my mollies which I bought to control beard algae have now gone darker In colour

 

[aqua_chem]

I have turned it up a little and the plants are giving off oxygen bubbles my fish are still swimming fine the current ph is 7.0 as I have calculated and added a marine gravel water buffer to suit the ph drop that can be caused by adding co2 to the water chemistry all my fish are doing quite well the only concern I have currently is my my mollies which I bought to control beard algae have now gone darker In colour

If you have added any sort of commercial buffer, the pH/KH/CO2 charts are going to be completely useless until it is entirely out of your system (3 weeks or so assuming weekly 50% water changes). Also, mollies aren't particularly well known for eating BBA, but there are sporadic reports of it.

 

[Bizbaz]

Plants are growing like stink thanks for your help plus lost no fish which is a bonus

 

[aqua_chem]

Plants are growing like stink thanks for your help plus lost no fish which is a bonus

I'm not sure if you're saying they're growing well or growing poorly.... lol

 

[Bizbaz]

Growing very very well I think I'm hallucinating they are growing that fast

 

[john7110]

I am so confused about co2. I have a planted 55 gal. tank and am using a home made co2 system. 2 liter bottle , sugar, yeast and air stone on a timed low heat plate. plants seem to be growing quite well. fish are doing fine. Water/ PH is good. I am trying to find what I need to do this right but cant seem to find good info on correct equipment ( hopfully inexpensive) to use to do this right.

 

[Bizbaz]

I can't really comment on that as I'm using a co2 cylinder the whole setup only cost me £100 though which is quite cheap as its suitable for up to 400 litres

 

[Patrice]

Don't even think of not having a drop checker if you have plants. Even more important if you don't have a Ph controller.

If you have they low Ph test kit, you can buy only the glass. The solution is the same.