Measuring Co2..
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ok second question....
can you have too much co2 even if the fish arent gasping (even the corys at the bottom of the tank seem fine and arent topping any more than usual.)
as i aparently have133 mg a litre, and the fish are fine...
can you have too much co2 even if the fish arent gasping (even the corys at the bottom of the tank seem fine and arent topping any more than usual.)
as i aparently have133 mg a litre, and the fish are fine...
-=Joel=-
Fish Crazy
/www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm
JamesC
Fishaholic
Just goes to show how unreliable these charts are. I'm also running well over 100ppm CO2 at the mo according to the chart. They are a good starting point but don't take them a gospel.
George Farmer
ad aqua
What are your pH and KH readings? 133ppm CO2 with one bubble per second sounds way off (unless you have a tiny aquarium).
What pH and KH kits are you using?
Miss Wiggle
Practically perfect in every way
It's 60g so not tiny
ph will be the one from the API Master Test Kit, not sure for the KH Kit
if that's any help to anything
qwikimpss
Fish Addict
You need to be careful with this way of checking CO2 levels. It is the easiest way to do it but test kits are unreliable.
I read on Tom Barr's website about another way to get your CO2 levels but I didn't understand it fully.
I read on Tom Barr's website about another way to get your CO2 levels but I didn't understand it fully.
George Farmer
ad aqua
I've had good results with the Nutrafin Low-Range pH kit (6.0 to 7.6). This reads in 0.2 increments and is good value (£5 for 225 tests).
The Nutrafin GH/KH kit is good IME too. Each drop measures 10ppm (rather than most kits that read one drop per degree hardness (17.9ppm)).
The Nutrafin GH/KH kit is good IME too. Each drop measures 10ppm (rather than most kits that read one drop per degree hardness (17.9ppm)).
JamesC
Fishaholic
Take a sample of tank water and leave it for 24 hours. The water will then reach equilibrium of CO2 in the air, normally around 3 to 4ppm. Note this pH. If you then lower the tank water using CO2 by 1 unit from the equilibrium pH this will then give you around 30ppm CO2.
Take a look at the above chart and you will notice that when the CO2 level is 3 to 4 then 1 unit of pH lower in the same dKH column will read in the green band.
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