Carbon Dioxide

[booboodada]

Hi Fish Friends,

Can anyone give me some advice on how to calculate the amount of carbon dioxide required for a tank of, say 65gals? How does one calculate how many grammes of CO2 is required; I guess the answer also depends on quantity of plants, etc?

Also, I've read a lot about the various systems on offer but am perplexed on which is best. Not wanting to go for a pressurised system, what about tablets?

I'm a newbie and want to go things the right way, (I've just set up my tank and, unfortunately, working away from home means that I can only get things done at weekends.), and am waiting to plant first before getting any fish - any tips?

Regards,

Steve

 

[Themuleous]

You seem to have this round the wrong way, you dont work out the grams of CO2 you need to add, you just constanly add it at a rate that gives you around 30ppm CO2. Normally you have a bubbles per second rate.

You can use the CO2 calcultor at this site to work out the CO2, you just input the KH and pH. Be aware that this only works if you are actually adding CO2, if you're not then the reading this calculator gives is false.

As to CO2 systems, if you dont want to get pressurised, get the nutrafin one or make you're own version of it. Thats the next best. As you say you're away lots the table ones I think need to be added every day so they probably wont work.

How big is the tank?

Sam