In Memory Of 11 Fish.

[BLASK]

Only had a pressurized co2 setup for less than a week and my Milwaukee (spelling) regulator that I got new off ebay kept giving irregular dosings. I had it tweaked to 3 bubbles per second. My co2 ppm was good about 30. Sometimes I would find the regulator byitself chaning the output to a higher read. More bubbles. I leave for work I come back home all 11 fish are dead. Ph has dropped way down, my tests only measure to 6, but the ph must have been way lower. My kh is 3 degrees so thats at least 90ppm of co2 in the water. If that didnt get them the ph shock did.

My fault at inexperience in using the regulator or the regulator itself is a piece of crap?

I was told right after this that i need a flow regulator.

Tips?

Thanks

 

[Jen]

The same thing happened to me when I started the CO2. I lost mine with the diy stuff. Too much yeast. I only got to 60ppm, but I lost a good number of fish as well. I don't know what to tell you for the regulator. Once mine is set, it stays at that level. Do you have a fine needle control valve on the line? Maybe your regulator can't handle the low pressure.

 

[Walt]

Man.. that Stinks!

Ive found that mine always takes abit of tweaking, but that when it changes, its always towards the 'slowing down' mode.....

Do you have a needle valve?

Walt

 

[BLASK]

Well, I can answer my own question first... it was due to my inexperience. My regulator can be seen here: MA957

If you look on the picture on the far right side there is a dial that is what I DIDN't use. It was locked tight, my second gauge didnt even show a reading. I was just using it like that. So it wasnt stable. After actually using it, I get a reading on the second gauge and it has been stable since saturday. I guess thats the needle valve dial or something. sigh

Just can't stop to think that I could have read further and prevented the disaster.
Took me the weekend to get over it as it was really my first time I had so many casualties.

Thanks all