jonatheber
New Member
I have a 46 gallon bowfront tank with a fluval canister filter located about 85% of the way towards the right of the tank and with the outflow directed towards the left along the back of the tank. I currently have a CO2art regulator hooked up by CO2 hose to a single large diffuser pushing the co2 out directly under the outflow of the fluval, which covers the middle and left of the tank (all are doing quite nicely, no algae, etc). However, the right side of the tank to the right of the outflow, which is at the end of the water current, has far less growth. I bought another diffuser and am hoping to somehow split the CO2 output 75/25 between the main diffuser and the extra one I just added.
My problem is that I can't figure out the best way to do the "splitting." I found an ADA Nature Y splitter, but that would take the CO2 and dump it 50/50, which would have way too much on the right side of the tank and not enough moving to the left side. I tried to find a valve of some sort I could put in the CO2 hose but have been unsuccessful (other than ADA Nature, which sells them for $35 each and that seems sort of inefficient). The LFS suggested I consider something like this, but that would require me to get two bubble counters and somehow hook them up to the splitter.
Any suggestions would be VERY welcome. Does the LFS have the right idea? Should I try something else?
My problem is that I can't figure out the best way to do the "splitting." I found an ADA Nature Y splitter, but that would take the CO2 and dump it 50/50, which would have way too much on the right side of the tank and not enough moving to the left side. I tried to find a valve of some sort I could put in the CO2 hose but have been unsuccessful (other than ADA Nature, which sells them for $35 each and that seems sort of inefficient). The LFS suggested I consider something like this, but that would require me to get two bubble counters and somehow hook them up to the splitter.
Any suggestions would be VERY welcome. Does the LFS have the right idea? Should I try something else?