Nutafin Ladder Diffuser

[Fowlersrs]

I bought a nutrafin ladder difuser today to go with my co2 setup, now il be damned if I can get this thing setup right, how are the co2 bubbles meant to get trapped, the only thing I had to get this thing setup right was the picture on the front, easy I thought, is it hell..

so has anyone got a basic run through of how to set this thing up, what a mare!! what sort of bubble count is a good starting point when my levels are as follows..

PH = 7.5
KH = 5

therefore co2 = 5mg at present? well too low!!

unless my understanding is miles off!!

looking at the table I would need my ph to drop to around 6.75 to achieve 28mg of co2 at 5 degress carbonate hardness, am I getting the basic theory right, we start putting the co2 in, then the ph drops accordingly bringing the co2 in line?

help!!

excuse my ignorance but I bought 4 plants today to get me started, the guy at the shop said they where good starting point, ive already forgotten what they are lol..
heres a pic anyway perhaps someone could help!!

anyone think ive got too much bogwood lol, might give one piece to my neighbour I think, what you reckon?

 

[Fowlersrs]

ok after a bit of pissing about and realising id got the thing upside down its all ok now lol..

but my question still remains on the bubble count and adjusting of chemistry, and also on the type of plants ive got, im so embarrassed I cant remember lol..

 

[aaronnorth]

I assume you are measuring CO2 levels of a ph/ kh chart it which case they are innacurate, take a look here for more information: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=268972

1st & 3rd plant look like ambulia, 2nd and 4th looks like a rotala sp but it is hard to tell from the photo,

I think you have a nice wood arrangment, it would look nice with some eleocharis acularis (dwarf hairgrass) growing inbetween and a few microsorum pteropus "narrow" dotted about the wood.

 

[Fowlersrs]

I assume you are measuring CO2 levels of a ph/ kh chart it which case they are innacurate, take a look here for more information: [URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=268972"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=268972[/URL]

1st & 3rd plant look like ambulia, 2nd and 4th looks like a rotala sp but it is hard to tell from the photo,

I think you have a nice wood arrangment, it would look nice with some eleocharis acularis (dwarf hairgrass) growing inbetween and a few microsorum pteropus "narrow" dotted about the wood.

yes I am going off a chart in the tetra book, the drop checker method sounds like a better idea, will sort that asap. yes rotala rings a bell, and that is definately the 1st and 3rd plant, ambulia is a possibility, cant remember that but possibly, il look tomorow, thanks for the help.

 

[aaronnorth]

They may of sold ambulia as caroliniana cabomba - they are similar in appearance

 

[guppy_man]

They may of sold ambulia as caroliniana cabomba - they are similar in appearance

Yeh thats what i thought it was.

I dont think you have too much wood atall... if your not happy with the layout try them in different places, make little caves and things.

Looks good though.