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[littlenemo]

Might be wrong section but does any one no if a co2 generator is any good and how they work?? It's a plug in one??

 

[Prime Ordeal]

You generally only need a CO2 generator if you have high light levels as the plants need it then (CO2 becomes the limiting nutrient).

 

[RipSlider]

Or if, like me, you want to acidify fairly hard water.

There's two types of systems - the biological ones, where you add sugar and yeast and it makes CO2, which is a good basic system for having a trial with it to see how it goes, and the systems based on pressurised CO2 canisters. The bit you plug into the wall is a controller to release the CO2, so you can control it at night - at night, plants give of co2, and you don't want the water to become to concentrated with co2 as it does the fish a mischief.


Are they any good? Well, I'm using a fluval pressurised system, and it's doing exactly what it's meant to, which is give a small steady dose of co2. It works as advertised. It's a well made system. The plants don't seem to mind it at all, but I don't have a huge amount of light in my tank, so the plants are never going to be mind blowing.



Steve

 

[littlenemo]

Cheers guys I have the jbl yeast one. Check this on eBay for me tell me what you think guy says I don't need to add any thing apart from plug it in. Item number is 200741260236