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Well, that is exactly what i am worry of - wasting another time to build separator with no real help. The problem of 5 day cleaning is however, that after its clean, it takes another 24 hours to 'estabilish' so small bubbles go separately, not one big bubble. And 5 days is still not that bad, it...

calcium build up from CO2 ? Where that calcium comes from ? Water or vapours ? then i should really make separator, because calcium is better in the water than on the flipper :)

I dont know. Don't have co2 monitor. What i read about HC, that its not that light demanding as CO2 demanding. One tube - i mean one fluorescent tube normally used in aquarium lighting. I think its universal - They had 3 types of that size when i bought it and it was for plants, for making fish...

so far, for 30 gallon tank how many bubles per minute should go out to ensure good CO2 levels ? I have kind of low light, only 1 tube because i was not able to buy light cover for my tank with place for 2 tubes, and i desperately want my HC to grow faster :)

Check Valve you mean like the one which prevents water going back to bottle ? And that gunk chamber, shouldn't be some water there and co2 buble up through water ? Because if it gets out of first bottle by air, maybe it will get also through 2nd air. I think its some vapors from the...

How big aquarium you have ? I am thinking the same because from my plants, only duckweed is pearling. I use silicone, i don't think without it its 100% sealed. At least i had some leaks when i tryed it like that.

This looks to me like you have some leaks there. It would logically explain, what's happening. The things have to be 100% sealed, otherwise it will not work. Also depends from airline tubing used. They sell special one for CO2. 1 - True 2 - I think enough its if sugar is dissolved, you don't...

Its dennerle Co2 flipper - device for dissolving CO2 in water i think you know it dennerle co2 flipper - Obrázky Google

Hi guys, anybody uses DIY co2 in combination with flipper ? I have problem with white growth on the bottom of the flipper, which tends to choke bottom part so, only 1 big bubble each time is released. Is there any way how to avoid the growth or make it slower ? I was thinking of driving co2...

didn't fed live tubifex, but frozen one Yes, i searched a lot in google and i found these things. Actually, i was not feeding live tubifex, but frozen one bought from shop (not homemade). I think i will not buy it again, as it was probably the source. What is however another commonly wrote...

I observe something like whirling disease symptoms on some of my sowrdtails: - Swimming in circle - Turning the head from side to side staying on same place - Hiding, staying often on the bottom, not eating well - Development is slow. Fish can live even 1 month after observing first symptoms. I...

I did in the tank at first, but soon moved it in another small tank with an old tank water. Why should I use heater ? I currently don't use it even in main tank. Yea, that sounds logical, but thing is, that output has also extreme high NO2. That indicates, that some anaerobic process also...

source of CO2 did you try to make CO2 source at home from sugar and yiest ? I think that works great, its small, cheap, its not so much hassle with that,no worries of CO2 leaks and if something goes wrong, you can just fill it up again in 10 minutes. I have CO2 diffuser from shop (dennerle co2...

I want to simplify question OK, after i seen essay of 'old man of the sea' i realized i was writing maybe too much without straightforward question. My simple question: Is that normal and expected, that denitrator's output has big NO3 ppm ? What is/could be the reason of high NO3 in...

Hi guys, several days ago i made coil denitrator from a PET bottle with about 40 ft of airilne tubing classic size used in aquariums. As i didn't find BIO balls in shop, i just filled it with FLUVAL cottonwool which should as well serve as BIO media. I tested today the output of denitrator...