Recommend A Cheap Co2 System For 400ltr Juwel

[2pods]

As above really.

It currently has various plants with bits of algae (Swords, Cabomba, Hygrophphila, Java fern, Water Sprite, some Crypts, Vallis stright and tortured, ).
I'd say the substrate was 75% covered.
I'm dosing twice a week with Flourish, every day with Excel.
This lot of plants have been running for about 4 months.

Lights are 4x 36w T8's 2 x Arcadia Original Tropical, 2 x Arcadia Fresh water. Arranged 2 Original at front (they come on for 12 hours) and 2 Freshwater at the back (they're on for 10 hours daily
Substrate is Roman gravel

Fish are 3 angels, 6 danios, about 10 platys, 6 corys, 1 SAE (geniune), which are fed twice a day.

I'm using the internal Juwel filter, plus a external Rena XP3 filter and a 15w Vecton UV.

Water is changed/gravel hoovered 25% weekly.

Thanks,
Peter

 

[Underwurlde]

On the grounds that the size of that tank is too big for DIY / Kits using yeast & the such like, it is therefore not going to be 'cheap' per se!

I reckon you're gunna have to be looking at compressed CO2, valve, bubble counter, diffuser / reactor sort of thing... I have no experience of this though so cannot help further.

GL,

Andy

 

[Themuleous]

For a 400lt tank your only real option is a pressurised kit, you'd need 5-6 yeast type kits, and that would mean changing one every day! They'd also cost about the same anyway. Don't think the words 'cheap' and '400lt' go together very well!

I managed to set up a big co2 system for around £85 all in, bargain if you ask me.

Sam

 

[2pods]

For a 400lt tank your only real option is a pressurised kit, you'd need 5-6 yeast type kits, and that would mean changing one every day! They'd also cost about the same anyway. Don't think the words 'cheap' and '400lt' go together very well!

I managed to set up a big co2 system for around �85 all in, bargain if you ask me.

Sam

What was it, where was it, and how much was it ?



Peter

For a 400lt tank your only real option is a pressurised kit, you'd need 5-6 yeast type kits, and that would mean changing one every day! They'd also cost about the same anyway. Don't think the words 'cheap' and '400lt' go together very well!

I managed to set up a big co2 system for around �85 all in, bargain if you ask me.

Sam

What was it, where was it, and how much was it ?



Peter

 

[Underwurlde]

Themuleous you tease!

 

[Themuleous]

That ones my little secret, sorry

Sam

EDIT - 2pods where you located?

 

[2pods]

That ones my little secret, sorry

Sam

EDIT - 2pods where you located?

Inverclyde
Scotland

 

[Themuleous]

Oh right, shame, if you lived down near Oxford, might have been able to sort something out for you, never mind! A bit of a tip though. It's normally cheaper putting together a CO2 kit yourself rather than getting a complete kit like the JBL ones and given the size of your tank, a 500g cylinder is going to be pretty useless so get either a 2kg fire extinguisher or pub type CO2 cylinder, you'll save a fortune in refills

Sam

 

[Spank]

As above really.

It currently has various plants with bits of algae (Swords, Cabomba, Hygrophphila, Java fern, Water Sprite, some Crypts, Vallis stright and tortured, ).
I'd say the substrate was 75% covered.
I'm dosing twice a week with Flourish, every day with Excel.
This lot of plants have been running for about 4 months.

Lights are 4x 36w T8's 2 x Arcadia Original Tropical, 2 x Arcadia Fresh water. Arranged 2 Original at front (they come on for 12 hours) and 2 Freshwater at the back (they're on for 10 hours daily
Substrate is Roman gravel

Fish are 3 angels, 6 danios, about 10 platys, 6 corys, 1 SAE (geniune), which are fed twice a day.

I'm using the internal Juwel filter, plus a external Rena XP3 filter and a 15w Vecton UV.

Water is changed/gravel hoovered 25% weekly.

Thanks,
Peter

I'm using the D&D pressurised system for my 400+ litre tank. I bought it for £90 on ebay and built my own reactor for around £25. It's a system that uses disposable CO2 canisters that are readily available from machine mart and last between 2-3 weeks, the canisters cost me £7 each time

I'd also recommend getting some more lighting, for a big tank 144Watts aren't going to be enough once you start injecting CO2

 

[2pods]

I'm using the D&D pressurised system for my 400+ litre tank. I bought it for £90 on ebay and built my own reactor for around £25. It's a system that uses disposable CO2 canisters that are readily available from machine mart and last between 2-3 weeks, the canisters cost me £7 each time

I'd also recommend getting some more lighting, for a big tank 144Watts aren't going to be enough once you start injecting CO2

Well, that's me had it then.
I've already doubled the lights.

So it will just have to be a lowlight tank then

Peter

 

[George Farmer]

I'd also recommend getting some more lighting, for a big tank 144Watts aren't going to be enough once you start injecting CO2

That is plenty of light to benefit from CO2 in a 400 l.

Flea-bay is a good source for cheap pressurized systems, either a complete set, or build your own from seperate components.

 

[2pods]

I'd also recommend getting some more lighting, for a big tank 144Watts aren't going to be enough once you start injecting CO2

That is plenty of light to benefit from CO2 in a 400 l.

Flea-bay is a good source for cheap pressurized systems, either a complete set, or build your own from seperate components.

Thanks George

I think the hardest bit is finding a bottle that can be refilled locally.

Maybe you should do a PFK article about getting, connecting, and setting up pressurised co2 for the hard of thinking (i.e. me)

Peter

 

[Underwurlde]

@Themuleous..

That ones my little secret, sorry

Hmm, not very community spirited! Not like you from what I've read of you so far....

C'mon, spill the beans, how could it hurt

Andy

 

[Themuleous]

It could hurt my wallet! I will do only after this wkd, really its not very interesting at all or a work of a genius master mind.

Sam

 

[Underwurlde]

Reading between the lines, do you own / run a fish shop?