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October 7th 04, 05:11 PM
Co2 must be dissolved into the water.
You can make your own reactor or buy one .
Do a seach for diy reactor
with 1000% disolving and proper lighting many plants will pearl
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On 24 Jun 2003 13:04:11 -0700, (Connor
Maltsberger) wrote:
>I am new to the whole aquarium scene, and i recently set up a new 30
>gallon tall aquarium. Not knowing anything, I was relying on the one
>15watt bulb that came with the hood to supply enough light to my
>plants. After watching the sword slowly 'wilt' i did some research
>and went out and bought a 20 inch 28 watt compact flourescent hood to
>use in conjunction with the 15watt bulb that was currently being used.
>Some algae started growing on a big rock i have in the tank, nothing
>serious, so i figured the amount of light I had was probably DOING
>something now. Still, though, I have not seen ANY of my plants give
>off any oxygen bubbles. So i did some more research. Yesterday I
>made one of those DIY CO2 yeast reactors and attached it to a
>bubblestone . It seems to be producing enough gas, but after about 24
>hours or so my ph hasnt changed at all, and my plants still arent
>producing oxygen, so im thinking that maybe the co2 isnt getting
>dissolved into the water, its just rising to the surface and exiting.
>So i did some MORE reading today and put the hose into the intake of
>my Penguin 170 Biowheel. Now wvenever a bubble escapes the hose, the
>filter makes a little noise. Is it possible to get the co2 dissolved
>into the water through this kind of filter or not? Why arent my
>plants bubbling nicely!!! All i want them to do it grow and be happy!
>
>If anyone has any ideas or suggestions PLEASE let me know, i would
>greatly appreciate it.
>
>Thankfully
>Connor Maltsberger
You can make your own reactor or buy one .
Do a seach for diy reactor
with 1000% disolving and proper lighting many plants will pearl
Want to win a FREE new co2 system or a lighting system check out our
forum for our newest contest coming up
http://www.fish-forums.com
Http://www.aquatic-store.com
On 24 Jun 2003 13:04:11 -0700, (Connor
Maltsberger) wrote:
>I am new to the whole aquarium scene, and i recently set up a new 30
>gallon tall aquarium. Not knowing anything, I was relying on the one
>15watt bulb that came with the hood to supply enough light to my
>plants. After watching the sword slowly 'wilt' i did some research
>and went out and bought a 20 inch 28 watt compact flourescent hood to
>use in conjunction with the 15watt bulb that was currently being used.
>Some algae started growing on a big rock i have in the tank, nothing
>serious, so i figured the amount of light I had was probably DOING
>something now. Still, though, I have not seen ANY of my plants give
>off any oxygen bubbles. So i did some more research. Yesterday I
>made one of those DIY CO2 yeast reactors and attached it to a
>bubblestone . It seems to be producing enough gas, but after about 24
>hours or so my ph hasnt changed at all, and my plants still arent
>producing oxygen, so im thinking that maybe the co2 isnt getting
>dissolved into the water, its just rising to the surface and exiting.
>So i did some MORE reading today and put the hose into the intake of
>my Penguin 170 Biowheel. Now wvenever a bubble escapes the hose, the
>filter makes a little noise. Is it possible to get the co2 dissolved
>into the water through this kind of filter or not? Why arent my
>plants bubbling nicely!!! All i want them to do it grow and be happy!
>
>If anyone has any ideas or suggestions PLEASE let me know, i would
>greatly appreciate it.
>
>Thankfully
>Connor Maltsberger