I am currently using a Rhinox 1000 with pressurised CO2 in my 15-gallon tank. Keeping 30ppm means I need to run a huge 50-60 bpm (my kH is around 4 according to my test kit). I am using 4dkh water in my drop checker alongside bromo blue to monitor levels.
From guidance in the manual for the CO2 kit (which included its own bubble counter) I should only need ~4bpm which implies something is not as efficient as it could be?
I note that George Farmer ended up using the Dymax Ceramic Atomiser in his recent nano journal. I am wondering if this may diffuse my CO2 more efficiently at a low bubble count, as my Rhinox 1000 sends out 4-5 streams of fairly large bubbles which are not as easily taken into the water as the single fine stream of teeny bubbles it also creates - the large bubbles hit the surface but the single stream of teeny bubbles disappear almost 100% with few hitting the water surface.
The Dymax Atomiser is shown here: http
/www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php/...products_id/676
I am wondering if the Dymax Atomiser may yield more smaller bubbles than my Rhinox, and if so I am assuming this would be more efficient for my tank, and hence cheaper to run since I won't need to change the CO2 bottle as often?
From guidance in the manual for the CO2 kit (which included its own bubble counter) I should only need ~4bpm which implies something is not as efficient as it could be?
I note that George Farmer ended up using the Dymax Ceramic Atomiser in his recent nano journal. I am wondering if this may diffuse my CO2 more efficiently at a low bubble count, as my Rhinox 1000 sends out 4-5 streams of fairly large bubbles which are not as easily taken into the water as the single fine stream of teeny bubbles it also creates - the large bubbles hit the surface but the single stream of teeny bubbles disappear almost 100% with few hitting the water surface.
The Dymax Atomiser is shown here: http
/www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php/...products_id/676I am wondering if the Dymax Atomiser may yield more smaller bubbles than my Rhinox, and if so I am assuming this would be more efficient for my tank, and hence cheaper to run since I won't need to change the CO2 bottle as often?
