Tizer
Team TetraTEC
Ok, so, Compressed Co2 isnt something i've ever done before in a tank, plants have never been my thing..until now!
Tonight i setup my FE Co2 system as shown below:
I've not put a bubble counter in place, didnt see the point with the reactor, but there is a check valve so thats any backflow covered. I have a night time solenoid attached to a timer, had to snip the 2 pin plug off and put a standard uk one on, no problems there. Reactor seems to work well, although i might extend it a little, shame to waste the co2. Bubbles exit at half the size they come in at the base. At the moment its set to 1 bubble every 2 secs.
So, lights come on at 5pm, 2 x T5 38 Watts and Co2 starts also. Its Juwel Rio 240 Litre Tank with a 305 External filter.
Most of my plants are hardy, capable of coping without Co2, but i'm hoping the Dwarf Hairgrass will have a new lease of life and i can watch it carpet over time. I'd also like to see my crypts bloom into life and the Amazon swords too.
I've got some reading to do into ferts now and im not begging to be spoon fed info, but if anyone is sitting at their desk with nothing better to do, any tips are most welcome.
Cheers
Tonight i setup my FE Co2 system as shown below:
I've not put a bubble counter in place, didnt see the point with the reactor, but there is a check valve so thats any backflow covered. I have a night time solenoid attached to a timer, had to snip the 2 pin plug off and put a standard uk one on, no problems there. Reactor seems to work well, although i might extend it a little, shame to waste the co2. Bubbles exit at half the size they come in at the base. At the moment its set to 1 bubble every 2 secs.
So, lights come on at 5pm, 2 x T5 38 Watts and Co2 starts also. Its Juwel Rio 240 Litre Tank with a 305 External filter.
Most of my plants are hardy, capable of coping without Co2, but i'm hoping the Dwarf Hairgrass will have a new lease of life and i can watch it carpet over time. I'd also like to see my crypts bloom into life and the Amazon swords too.
I've got some reading to do into ferts now and im not begging to be spoon fed info, but if anyone is sitting at their desk with nothing better to do, any tips are most welcome.
Cheers