First can I say hi to all the forum users.
I'm not really new to keeping fish but have just got the bug (and time) to re vamp the whole thing to a better attempt than what I did have. Anyway I really want my tanks planted and so have done all I can to achieve this. One thing that I find a puzzle because it's new to me is the use of co2. I have gone for the diy bottle option that works well through my filter intake. In doing this I find a conflict with what I do to add oxygen to the tank. If my filter outlet moves the water surface to add oxygen, but the co2 is easily lost at the surface before it dissolves I lower the outlet, but then no oxygen! So what do I do? Have it flow on the surface for oxygen or below for co2? Or is it just me missing the whole point of using co2?
I'm not really new to keeping fish but have just got the bug (and time) to re vamp the whole thing to a better attempt than what I did have. Anyway I really want my tanks planted and so have done all I can to achieve this. One thing that I find a puzzle because it's new to me is the use of co2. I have gone for the diy bottle option that works well through my filter intake. In doing this I find a conflict with what I do to add oxygen to the tank. If my filter outlet moves the water surface to add oxygen, but the co2 is easily lost at the surface before it dissolves I lower the outlet, but then no oxygen! So what do I do? Have it flow on the surface for oxygen or below for co2? Or is it just me missing the whole point of using co2?
