sudz
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Ok, well, i've been struggling to get my CO2 up there on my 44 gallon thank, what i HAD was a 700ml DIY bottle, and a HOB canistier with a bubble "ladder" It was getting the CO2 to 15ppm max, at 7.4 PH... Soo, right befor ei left last night, i whipped up a 2 liter to replace the 700ml.
Came home at midnight (7 hours later, 1 hour after lights out) and the PH was at 7.0 A jump, but still normal. It made my CO2 to 24ppm (KH of 8 degrees) and then rightnow, i wake up and test, and my PH is 6.8, making my CO2 at 38ppm!!!
First of all:
Will this suffocate my fish?
Second of all, is that PH jump going to shock my fish?
Third of all: Is there ANY way of regulating DIY CO2? I know for a fact that a 2 liter pop bottle can handle 125 PSI before blowing (around 150 PSI) i used 125 as the red line
Anyway, Thoughts, Cautions, Words of wisdoms?
I'm going to turn on my lights early today, let the plants use some CO2.
Oh, all the fish LOOK fine, and the golden gourami isn't even at the surface "gulping" air like he can do.
Thanks in advance!!!
Came home at midnight (7 hours later, 1 hour after lights out) and the PH was at 7.0 A jump, but still normal. It made my CO2 to 24ppm (KH of 8 degrees) and then rightnow, i wake up and test, and my PH is 6.8, making my CO2 at 38ppm!!!
First of all:
Will this suffocate my fish?
Second of all, is that PH jump going to shock my fish?
Third of all: Is there ANY way of regulating DIY CO2? I know for a fact that a 2 liter pop bottle can handle 125 PSI before blowing (around 150 PSI) i used 125 as the red line
Anyway, Thoughts, Cautions, Words of wisdoms?
I'm going to turn on my lights early today, let the plants use some CO2.
Oh, all the fish LOOK fine, and the golden gourami isn't even at the surface "gulping" air like he can do.
Thanks in advance!!!