Hey all! SO this is the situation....... I have a 15 gallon bowfront lighted with a finnex led. I inject CO2 with an aquatek regulator I purchased about a year ago with a paintball canister adapter. About a month ago I purchased a second 24oz CO2 canister and filled them both (as my old one had gone empty). when I screwed in the canister (my old one so I know it worked) it shot CO2 out of the bottom seal (right above the part that screws) and gave me mild frostbite. I was angry at the time but I put a band aide on a gunshot wound and taped the whole regulator with Teflon (the outside NOT the threads). This slowed the leak to a trickle and the can lasted about a month, which is great. Tonight I noticed a couple spots of BBA, which I have never in 2 years even seen a spec of. To be clear the amount of CO2 in my system was still consistent, the lighting has not changed, ferts have not changed ect. This tank was balanced. THEN.... tonight I noticed my can was pretty much empty so I screwed in the second CO2 can and sure enough the next seal up from the original failure burst.... I taped it up and its still leaking a small amount but I figure it will last no more then a week. What should I do?
In the tank I have....
2 scarlet badis
5 neons
5 CPD
1 CPO
2 amano
3 Ottos
3 or so RCS
many many species of both common and rare plants.
If I take all of the plants out and start over the fish will likely stress out from the open space and either kill each other or just succumb. Not to mention I LOVE my plants. What should I do? I will post pics tomorrow as the timer for the CO2 and the lights has gone out for the night. I know I can treat with H2O2 as well but I'm concerned about my plants/shrimp.
Thanks in advance you guys rock. Sorry to vent but I'm very frustrated.
Ryan
In the tank I have....
2 scarlet badis
5 neons
5 CPD
1 CPO
2 amano
3 Ottos
3 or so RCS
many many species of both common and rare plants.
If I take all of the plants out and start over the fish will likely stress out from the open space and either kill each other or just succumb. Not to mention I LOVE my plants. What should I do? I will post pics tomorrow as the timer for the CO2 and the lights has gone out for the night. I know I can treat with H2O2 as well but I'm concerned about my plants/shrimp.
Thanks in advance you guys rock. Sorry to vent but I'm very frustrated.
Ryan