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Old 02-08-2019, 10:21 AM   #1
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Best CO2 reactor/diffuser?

I am currently using this diffuser for my new pressurized system. Are there any better options to better dissolve the CO2 into the water?
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Old 02-08-2019, 10:43 AM   #2
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How large is the tank?
What filter are you running?
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How large is the tank?
What filter are you running?
The tank is 75gal.
Filter is Penn Plax Cascade Canister 1000
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Old 02-11-2019, 09:48 AM   #4
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You'll likely want to look into an inline griggs reactor or an inline cerges reactor.

Both are cheap and easy to build, or you can buy them.

Here's my griggs reactor (black plastic tube on the right hand side)

3" pipe x 20" tall:

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Inline diffusers are great and fairly easy to build. However if you just want a ceramic diffuser, the GLA atomizers are my favorite. They create the finest mist I've ever seen a diffuser make and allow you to use less CO2 and still achieve optimum levels of gas in your water.
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Folks might laugh, but I've been using a couple of 'cheap' atomic CO2 diffusers from that auction site that I paid $12 a piece for and they're still going strong after 4 years. Can't see paying any more than in all honesty ! They are also on smaller 10/20 Gallon tanks. Any larger I'd go the 'Griggs' style as advised above.
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Last one I used was a GLA knock-off from eBay (about $10-12). Worked fine. This was for a 20g. For a larger tank I would look into a reactor.
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The tunz ones work well with own powerhead but gosh they are temperamental.
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Old 02-24-2019, 08:57 PM   #9
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I used a cerges reactor on my 60g, to be honest I liked it a lot more than the Griggs I’m currently running on a smaller tank. Just easier to use and maintain.

Here’s the link https://glassboxgardeners.com/thread...2-reactor.346/
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I purchased the Sera large,Max mix large and UP inline diffuser with a porous core . I have a fluval 406 the UP seemed the most logical small convenient no moving parts. I noticed that it can dissolve up to 1000 CO2 microbubbles in a minute, which is plenty for a 100-gallon tank. On the other hand, if you have a small aquarium or do not have that many plants, you can dial the pressure down.
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I love the jc&p diffuser and the price is really good too.
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