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Pressurized CO2 diffuser/reactor recommendations
Hello,
I'm running a pressurized CO2 injection system in my 30 gallon planted tank... Currently, I'm using a membrane diffuser from M3... but I'm concerned about it's efficiency. Anyone have any other products they would like to recommend?? Thanks, Troy |
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Pressurized CO2 diffuser/reactor recommendations
I like my Plant Guild reactor.
http://www.plantguild.com/html/power_reactors.html -- Bob Alston http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/ "Troy Bruder" wrote in message ... Hello, I'm running a pressurized CO2 injection system in my 30 gallon planted tank... Currently, I'm using a membrane diffuser from M3... but I'm concerned about it's efficiency. Anyone have any other products they would like to recommend?? Thanks, Troy |
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Pressurized CO2 diffuser/reactor recommendations
I've got the almost same exact one, from www.floridadriftwood.com but yours
looks like it's got something different in the bottom... what is it?? "Bob Alston" wrote in message .. . I like my Plant Guild reactor. http://www.plantguild.com/html/power_reactors.html -- Bob Alston http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/ "Troy Bruder" wrote in message ... Hello, I'm running a pressurized CO2 injection system in my 30 gallon planted tank... Currently, I'm using a membrane diffuser from M3... but I'm concerned about it's efficiency. Anyone have any other products they would like to recommend?? Thanks, Troy |
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Pressurized CO2 diffuser/reactor recommendations
Only thing at the bottom of mine is the yellow sponge. I think
floridaDriftwood resells the one made by Plant Guild; I know other aquatic stores do. -- Bob Alston http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/ wrote in message ... I've got the almost same exact one, from www.floridadriftwood.com but yours looks like it's got something different in the bottom... what is it?? "Bob Alston" wrote in message .. . I like my Plant Guild reactor. http://www.plantguild.com/html/power_reactors.html -- Bob Alston http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/ "Troy Bruder" wrote in message ... Hello, I'm running a pressurized CO2 injection system in my 30 gallon planted tank... Currently, I'm using a membrane diffuser from M3... but I'm concerned about it's efficiency. Anyone have any other products they would like to recommend?? Thanks, Troy |
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Pressurized CO2 diffuser/reactor recommendations
I feel so scammed... I paid more, and I really don't like that little thingy
at the bottom, it always gets gunked up with brown stuff and ends up clogging, when you try to clean it, you end up polluting the whole tank with brown goo.... "Bob Alston" wrote in message .. . Only thing at the bottom of mine is the yellow sponge. I think floridaDriftwood resells the one made by Plant Guild; I know other aquatic stores do. -- Bob Alston http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/ wrote in message ... I've got the almost same exact one, from www.floridadriftwood.com but yours looks like it's got something different in the bottom... what is it?? "Bob Alston" wrote in message .. . I like my Plant Guild reactor. http://www.plantguild.com/html/power_reactors.html -- Bob Alston http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/ "Troy Bruder" wrote in message ... Hello, I'm running a pressurized CO2 injection system in my 30 gallon planted tank... Currently, I'm using a membrane diffuser from M3... but I'm concerned about it's efficiency. Anyone have any other products they would like to recommend?? Thanks, Troy |
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Pressurized CO2 diffuser/reactor recommendations
Bob, looks good thanks.. How do you "set" the CO2 bubble rate???
"Bob Alston" wrote in message .. . I like my Plant Guild reactor. http://www.plantguild.com/html/power_reactors.html -- Bob Alston http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/ "Troy Bruder" wrote in message ... Hello, I'm running a pressurized CO2 injection system in my 30 gallon planted tank... Currently, I'm using a membrane diffuser from M3... but I'm concerned about it's efficiency. Anyone have any other products they would like to recommend?? Thanks, Troy |
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Pressurized CO2 diffuser/reactor recommendations
I set it initially at 1 bubble per second for my 55 gallon. Then neasure Kh
and pH and calculate co2. I use Chuck Gadd's calculator: http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm Then adjust bubble rate. This can be done two ways: a) turn off the Rio pump so you can more easily see the bubble rate; or b) remove the small plastic piece to which the co2 tube is connected. You can then watch/set the bubble rate and re-insert it into the reactor. Mine works great. Only issues a a) occasionally the pump input gets clogged; but not too often; b) periodically, the sponge on the bottom "blows" off and I have to retrieve it. No big deal. -- Bob Alston http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/ "Troy Bruder" wrote in message ... Bob, looks good thanks.. How do you "set" the CO2 bubble rate??? "Bob Alston" wrote in message .. . I like my Plant Guild reactor. http://www.plantguild.com/html/power_reactors.html -- Bob Alston http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/ "Troy Bruder" wrote in message ... Hello, I'm running a pressurized CO2 injection system in my 30 gallon planted tank... Currently, I'm using a membrane diffuser from M3... but I'm concerned about it's efficiency. Anyone have any other products they would like to recommend?? Thanks, Troy |
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Pressurized CO2 diffuser/reactor recommendations
Troy Bruder wrote:
Hello, I'm running a pressurized CO2 injection system in my 30 gallon planted tank... Currently, I'm using a membrane diffuser from M3... but I'm concerned about it's efficiency. Anyone have any other products they would like to recommend?? Here's one more vote for the Plant Guild reactor. Bubbles go in, but they don't come out. That's 100% diffusion, at least to the limit of my visibility. |
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Pressurized CO2 diffuser/reactor recommendations
I know the general thought is that Planted tanks should not use UGF's
but mine does and my diffuser is my UGF tube. CO2 is injected in the bottom of the tube and then gets Vaporized or atomized when it hits the power head. It just dissapears. I am sure I am not getting 100% but it seems to disolve a lot. WF |
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