Co2 Question

[littlenemo]

hey all splashed out on a pro flora bio 160 it has all i need. question is i have a sump tank running my aquarium as did not want anything in my tank can i put the diffuser in my sump tank in the bit were the return pump is or do i have to put it in my main tank.
cheers lee

 

[Aqua Tom]

as long as the introduced co2 is "after" the impeler then it should be no problem (you dont want bubbles in your impeler).

As for not having anything in your tank, you unfortunately will need a dropchecker in there.


Tom

 

[Livewire88]

But Drop checkers look cool IMO, its allways the first thing that poeple ask about "what is that"

 

[littlenemo]

ok guys im getting more and more angry with fish shops i bought a jbl proflora bio160 and was told thats all i would need for my plants. no just looked up a drop checker. do i need one???

 

[FishFanatic04]

you could always wish and hope that your co2 level is correct

oops I didn't know I needed a drop checker till 2 days ago. Sorry for the joke

 

[littlenemo]

lol its fine just hate fish shops they give you such bad advice went to a my local one its massive and guy said he was an expert in fish so asked him about my cycleing and he did not have a clue

so now im going to have to go and try find the checker and the 4dkh and Bromothymol blue solutions.

 

[FishFanatic04]

I'm getting my solution on ebay. 2 cheap bottles straight from hong kong.

 

[littlenemo]

fish fanny will you send me the link???
have you got your co2 system running?? and just hoping untill it arrives

 

[FishFanatic04]

Nope, Still in shopping mode. Haven't even bought the tank yet. Getting that on Sunday.

Manchester is in the Uk?

4dkh

Are you in the UK, might have to search on your ebay.

 

[Livewire88]

You dont "have" to use a drop checker but it is advisable, you can always use your fish as a guage to see if there is to much CO2 in the tank (if they start gasping you know to much CO2 is in the tank).

Only thing with this is that you would have to monitor the tank most of the time whilst you find out how much CO2 you need to inject into the tank, (still have to do this to some extent even when using a drop checker anyway) depending on the amount of plants each tank will vary in how much CO2 is required.

Last thing you want is to kill all your fish, so it would be best to get a drop checker.

 

[littlenemo]

livewire you seem to no your stuff with co2 plants.
when i have a dropchecker how would i no there is to much co2

 

[Livewire88]

A drop checker has fluid inside that changes colour in accordance to how much CO2 is present in the water.

Blue means the CO2 level is low
Lime green means the CO2 level is good
Yellow means the CO2 level is to high

But just remember that the fluid does take time to change to show the CO2 level, so also always keep your eye on your fishes behaviour, if they are gathering at the top of the tank and/or gasping it is likley the CO2 level is to high.

This info is only going by what I have learned in the short period of time that I have been running pressurised CO2, but we are lucky on this forum as we have access to some very good info and also people who have lots of experiance using CO2 in the aquarium.
This makes everything a lot easier to learn as 99% of the time you will get the correct advice first time.

If you are unsure of anything always ask here first.

 

[littlenemo]

cheers.
yer no what you mean went to lfs today he is experienced he said was asking him about my cycle. and he did not have a clue and also said to me that ammonia is not toxic to the fish lmao i nearly laughed at him.
so glad i joined here thanks for the info.