Ferplast Clasic Co2 Bubble Count

[dannowittmorris]

Hi,


I have the Ferplast Bio CO2 set up on my 21g tank, currently it is giving 30 bpm, is this enough, I am also adding Seachem Flourish Excel every couple of days?.

Thanks

 

[Themuleous]

You need to find out the CO2 level in your tank to find out if its enough or not. Have a read of this thread, it should help

http/www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm

Sam

 

[dannowittmorris]

You need to find out the CO2 level in your tank to find out if its enough or not. Have a read of this thread, it should help

http/www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm

Sam

Thanks,

So from that calculator my tank has 11.357 ppm of CO2, which puts me in the green band (on the lower end admittedly) but I'll see how I get along with that.

Thanks for the great link.

 

[dannowittmorris]

You need to find out the CO2 level in your tank to find out if its enough or not. Have a read of this thread, it should help

http/www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm

Sam

Thanks,

So from that calculator my tank has 11.357 ppm of CO2, which puts me in the green band (on the lower end admittedly) but I'll see how I get along with that.

Thanks for the great link.

I also looked on the PFK site, their calculator suggested 11.4 bubbles per minute, I have apprx 30 bpm, and a ppm of CO2 of 11.37 ish, based on the web site above and he PFK calculator, however I never get any Pearling?.

 

[Themuleous]

11ppm CO2 is quite low if you can get it up a but that wouldn't be a bad thing, aim for 25-30ish ppm. For pearling you need 30ppm Co2 and high light over 2WPG.

Sam

 

[dannowittmorris]

11ppm CO2 is quite low if you can get it up a but that wouldn't be a bad thing, aim for 25-30ish ppm. For pearling you need 30ppm Co2 and high light over 2WPG.

Sam

Thanks Sam, I have read a few other posts (and started a new because I forgot to check this one )and think that the Co2 is indeed the issue.

I have plonked the Bio canister by the lighting contollers (for warmth) which has sped up the bubble rate (which will shorten its life span ) and I am trying to get a second canister, so hopefully that should increase the Co2.

I will get Pressurised Co2 eventually, but I have already spent a bomb on this and with the wife on maternity leave till August (and of course a 3 month old son to look out for) its none to politic to buy more (crap) as she calls it esp as I have just taken up golf clubs and all.

Thanks for your help mate.

 

[dannowittmorris]

11ppm CO2 is quite low if you can get it up a but that wouldn't be a bad thing, aim for 25-30ish ppm. For pearling you need 30ppm Co2 and high light over 2WPG.

Sam

Thanks Sam, I have read a few other posts (and started a new because I forgot to check this one )and think that the Co2 is indeed the issue.

I have plonked the Bio canister by the lighting contollers (for warmth) which has sped up the bubble rate (which will shorten its life span ) and I am trying to get a second canister, so hopefully that should increase the Co2.

I will get Pressurised Co2 eventually, but I have already spent a bomb on this and with the wife on maternity leave till August (and of course a 3 month old son to look out for) its none to politic to buy more (crap) as she calls it esp as I have just taken up golf clubs and all.

Thanks for your help mate.

I've got pearling, Yah!!! the extra co2 was the trick!!!