S.A.CichlidFan
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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I replied to 2 other threads and asked about c02, but I thought I should make a thread.
I have started growing 2 pond lilies(one tropical nymphaea king blue and one hardy, n. fabiola I think.
I pre-ordered the new finnex planted 24/7 and a t8 fixture that I will put on my timer and add a few hours of light a day if I need to.
All this light is going to cause a lot of algae, and I understand the answer to decreasing algae and increasing plant growth is C02. In the past I have only used airstones and I don't want to spend 100$, so I would like advice on a way to add c02 to tank cheaply, effectively and easily.
So far I have 3 ideas:
Hook up my extra air pump with 2 of the C02 diffusers coming out of europe and china for 8-9$ a piece lately. I have no idea if this will work though
My best option so far is a 20$ product that is like a DIY system but is done for you, it comes with a container of the yeast and other products that you hook up to your tube and diffuser and you are set. The container lasts 6 weeks and 4 replacements is only like 12$.
My only other idea is to add c02 tablets, but that would get expensive in a 50 gallon tank.
Here are some other simple questions I have:
I suppose I will need to buy something to test the 02 and c02 levels in the tank, what would be the proper reading for a 50g planted aquarium with 3 tiger barbs, 2 cherry barbs, a rosy barb, a leopard bushfish(3.5") a green severum(3") a very young albino oscar(2" max), a convict about the same size and a firemouth even smaller.
What does a bubble counter do? Do I need one?
Besides the readings on oxygen and c02 in the water and the bubble counter, I simply am looking for advice on a c02 system that will be easy to use, and not empty my wallet. If anyone has used c02 diffuser on an air pump please tell me how it worked.
Thanks in advance.
I have started growing 2 pond lilies(one tropical nymphaea king blue and one hardy, n. fabiola I think.
I pre-ordered the new finnex planted 24/7 and a t8 fixture that I will put on my timer and add a few hours of light a day if I need to.
All this light is going to cause a lot of algae, and I understand the answer to decreasing algae and increasing plant growth is C02. In the past I have only used airstones and I don't want to spend 100$, so I would like advice on a way to add c02 to tank cheaply, effectively and easily.
So far I have 3 ideas:
Hook up my extra air pump with 2 of the C02 diffusers coming out of europe and china for 8-9$ a piece lately. I have no idea if this will work though
My best option so far is a 20$ product that is like a DIY system but is done for you, it comes with a container of the yeast and other products that you hook up to your tube and diffuser and you are set. The container lasts 6 weeks and 4 replacements is only like 12$.
My only other idea is to add c02 tablets, but that would get expensive in a 50 gallon tank.
Here are some other simple questions I have:
I suppose I will need to buy something to test the 02 and c02 levels in the tank, what would be the proper reading for a 50g planted aquarium with 3 tiger barbs, 2 cherry barbs, a rosy barb, a leopard bushfish(3.5") a green severum(3") a very young albino oscar(2" max), a convict about the same size and a firemouth even smaller.
What does a bubble counter do? Do I need one?
Besides the readings on oxygen and c02 in the water and the bubble counter, I simply am looking for advice on a c02 system that will be easy to use, and not empty my wallet. If anyone has used c02 diffuser on an air pump please tell me how it worked.
Thanks in advance.