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Hi guys.
I've been keeping my two planted shrimps tanks(RCS & CRS) for quite a while with no problem but now I wanna add some CO2 for my plants.
I have some java/xmas/flame moss, anubias, java fern, crypto, sabulata, and a few other that I don't remember their names....also planning on adding a xmas wall soon.....
I already have a Hagen CO2 system on one of my tanks:
Natural Plant System
I ordered some nano diffusers from ebay and I'm planning on going DIY from now on.
Now here come the questions and they apply to each tank:
- how much light should I have for CO2 to be effective(I have CFL: 26W on the 10 gal and 18W on the 5 gal)
- how much CO2 do I need in such tanks(will use the lader/diffuser from the existing CO2 as a bubble counter if necessary)
- is there any way of controlling the speed/frequency/amount of CO2 bubles in a DIY project
- should I use one big bottle(2-4 L) for both tanks or one small bottle(0.5 - 1 L) for each tank
- I'll post some more questions later......I can't remember any now......
I also use(~ 2-3 times/week) Flourish Excel and Flourish tabs(every 2 months) in both tanks.
I used to have a few fish tanks but I decided to switch to shrimps as they don't require too much maintenance(smaller tanks).....I never had CO2 in my fish tanks.....
So please, help out a CO2 n00b !!!!
PS: will post pics of my tanks soon.
Thanks.
I've been keeping my two planted shrimps tanks(RCS & CRS) for quite a while with no problem but now I wanna add some CO2 for my plants.
I have some java/xmas/flame moss, anubias, java fern, crypto, sabulata, and a few other that I don't remember their names....also planning on adding a xmas wall soon.....
I already have a Hagen CO2 system on one of my tanks:
Natural Plant System
I ordered some nano diffusers from ebay and I'm planning on going DIY from now on.
Now here come the questions and they apply to each tank:
- how much light should I have for CO2 to be effective(I have CFL: 26W on the 10 gal and 18W on the 5 gal)
- how much CO2 do I need in such tanks(will use the lader/diffuser from the existing CO2 as a bubble counter if necessary)
- is there any way of controlling the speed/frequency/amount of CO2 bubles in a DIY project
- should I use one big bottle(2-4 L) for both tanks or one small bottle(0.5 - 1 L) for each tank
- I'll post some more questions later......I can't remember any now......
I also use(~ 2-3 times/week) Flourish Excel and Flourish tabs(every 2 months) in both tanks.
I used to have a few fish tanks but I decided to switch to shrimps as they don't require too much maintenance(smaller tanks).....I never had CO2 in my fish tanks.....
So please, help out a CO2 n00b !!!!
PS: will post pics of my tanks soon.
Thanks.