fishstah
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I've just set up a simple DIY CO2 injection system. I didn't go through the trouble to use any kind of fancy diffuser. I just used an airtstone. I didn't want to go through the trouble or money, and I'm more worried about the possible negative effects of too much CO2 on my fish. I only have a ten gallon. It was kind of a fun little science experiment to kill an evening with. My system looks to be air tight, so I guess that's good. I placed the airstone close to my filter intake. Will this kind of system effect my CO2 concentration at all? If it does, are the changes in Ph likely to have an effect on my fish? My cheap test strips tell me that my Kh is at 40 to 80 ppm, and my pH is roughly 6.8. I've never done anything to buffer my aquarium or alter the pH. I do have some driftwood.