Best co2 system???

[calfishguy]

I have been looking for a co2 system lately and have found two and I cannot seem to decide. In your opinions wich of the following two is the best.

It will be going on a planted 29 gallon that has dual t5 no 6700K lights on and I dose the entire line of seachem ferts.

I will be adding a 5 lbs cylinder to the set up

Option one
Red Sea Co2 System 500 Kit - SeaQuestMarine.com

or option two
http://www.amazon.ca/Milwaukee-Inst...NWF2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360723689&sr=8-1

with a standard glass or ceramic diffuser.


Thanks

 

[aqua_chem]

Of the two, I would definitely go with the Milwaukee.

 

[mohican]

+1 with Aquachem. The quality is so much better; easier to build and customize too.

 

[mfdrookie516]

$89 - Milwaukee MA957 CO2 Regulator, Free Priority Shipping!

Also, don't waste your money on water... Planted Aquarium Fertilizer - , , , , Planted Aquarium Fertilizer - , ,

 

[calfishguy]

$89 - Milwaukee MA957 CO2 Regulator, Free Priority Shipping!

Also, don't waste your money on water... Planted Aquarium Fertilizer - , , , , Planted Aquarium Fertilizer - , ,

I would but I don't have access to the dry ferts where I live. And they can't all be shipped. Plus I have enough ferts for over a year.

What type of diffuser would be best?

 

[aqua_chem]

Canada? If so, a lot of people get their dry ferts from hydroponic stores.

 

[calfishguy]

Canada? If so, a lot of people get their dry ferts from hydroponic stores.

I know I just can't for personal reasons.

 

[meegosh]

Milwaukee, hands down. What type of filter are you running? If it is a canister, I'd recommend an inline reactor. If you have an HOB you could try a glass/ceramic diffuser (I never had much luck w/ them, always clogs) or even a power head to chop the bubbles up. I had the most luck with a powered reactor in my 30g. I believe it was the Red Sea 500. It is a little unsightly but a bunch of stems covered it up nicely.

 

[calfishguy]

Milwaukee, hands down. What type of filter are you running? If it is a canister, I'd recommend an inline reactor. If you have an HOB you could try a glass/ceramic diffuser (I never had much luck w/ them, always clogs) or even a power head to chop the bubbles up. I had the most luck with a powered reactor in my 30g. I believe it was the Red Sea 500. It is a little unsightly but a bunch of stems covered it up nicely.

It's an hob. I'll look into the reactor.

 

[meegosh]

You could try the glass/ceramic diffuser (avoid the ladder types, IMO). Place it directly under the output of your HOB. That way the tiny co2 "mist" will get pushed throughout the tank.

 

[calfishguy]

Okay I think I will go with the reactor. However I can't seem to find how it works online.

Edit: can anyone tell me if I have to turn it off at night with the co2 or can it stay on.

 

[meegosh]

I would suggest putting your solenoid on a timer or if you want to go fancy, into a pH controller with probe. The plants won't use CO2 at night so you risk your levels rising and sometimes you'll find your fish gasping at the surface in the mornings. I always ran mine into a timer that would turn the CO2 on about 45 minutes before the lights came on and then shut off the CO2 about 30 minutes before lights out.

 

[Super_Blueberry]

One thing I found with my Red sea 500 was that if I turned it off along with the co2, the cyclone didn't always start back up in the morning. No cyclone = no diffusion. If I didn't notice it, I'd just have large co2 bubbles going straight up to the surface. In the end, all I did was keep the reactor on, but just turn off the co2 each night.

 

[meegosh]

That's interesting... I never ran into that problem. Every once in a blue moon a large bubble would escape/overflow. Other than that, it was like clockwork on the timer.