Hulka9
Aquarium Advice Freak
I think I have the process down to calculate my co2. I read the article on here about using the formula 3*dkH*10^(7-PH) to calculate the ppm of co2 in my tank. After an hour of my co2 setup at 5bps my pH dropped rapidly from 7 to 6.4. My hardness was 2dKH. So with the formula I got around 23ppm co2. I was shooting for around 30. Tested it another hour later and my ph was 6.2 making my ppm around 35. I noticed a shrimp died (not sure if it was ph or co2 or another reason. Other shrimp were acting normal) and one of my fish was acting funny so I turned off the CO2 and redirected my outflow spray bar to make more surface aggitation.
Im going to try doing just 1bpm tomorrow to see if the ph will drop slower. The rate it dropped scared me a bit.
Even with the CO2 at high levels i still dont have any plants pearling which is frustrating. Any suggestions?
Am I right to want around 30 ppm?
Tanks specs:
29G
Eco complete substrate
Eheim 2213 filter
Dual bulb T5HO 6700K and 10000K
14" Aquasun LED HO w/ plant modules
Plants:
Water sprite
Sunset crypt
Nesae crassiaculis
Staurogyne repens
Ammania
Ludwigia cuba
Another type of crypt
Temple plant
Java moss
Banana plant
Fish:
5 peppered cory
3 swordtail
2 GBR
11 neon tetra
2 RCS
3 amano shrimp
Im going to try doing just 1bpm tomorrow to see if the ph will drop slower. The rate it dropped scared me a bit.
Even with the CO2 at high levels i still dont have any plants pearling which is frustrating. Any suggestions?
Am I right to want around 30 ppm?
Tanks specs:
29G
Eco complete substrate
Eheim 2213 filter
Dual bulb T5HO 6700K and 10000K
14" Aquasun LED HO w/ plant modules
Plants:
Water sprite
Sunset crypt
Nesae crassiaculis
Staurogyne repens
Ammania
Ludwigia cuba
Another type of crypt
Temple plant
Java moss
Banana plant
Fish:
5 peppered cory
3 swordtail
2 GBR
11 neon tetra
2 RCS
3 amano shrimp