optimizing carboplus system

[teizman]

hi,

since two weeks now, I've been using a carboplus in my 100 gallon tank.
Unlike some others, I very happy with it, and my plants even more!

Problem is, my tank is fairly big (100gallon).

I've been thinking about tweaking/optimizing this little piece of equipment:

----are the bubles that are formed all CO2 (or at least the main part of
that)---?????

If so: I would like to put the carbon plate in an old eheim2213 canister
filter, that operates than only is an CO2 reactor.
This way: all bubbles will be mixed better. The exhaust of the filter can be
brought as low as the gravel of my tank, in order to not lose CO2 there.

What do you guys think about this solution?

Thanx,
teizman

[Iain Miller]

"teizman" > wrote in message
t.net...
> hi,
>
> since two weeks now, I've been using a carboplus in my 100 gallon tank.
> Unlike some others, I very happy with it, and my plants even more!
>
> Problem is, my tank is fairly big (100gallon).
>
> I've been thinking about tweaking/optimizing this little piece of
equipment:
>
> ----are the bubles that are formed all CO2 (or at least the main part of
> that)---?????
>
> If so: I would like to put the carbon plate in an old eheim2213 canister
> filter, that operates than only is an CO2 reactor.
> This way: all bubbles will be mixed better. The exhaust of the filter can
be
> brought as low as the gravel of my tank, in order to not lose CO2 there.
>
> What do you guys think about this solution?

I suppose it would work if you could find a way to get the necessary wires
to the plate. Am I right in thinking that the plate basically dissolves and
leaves a pile of residue in the tank beneath it? If so you'd probably want
to pack some fine filter wool on top of the plate in your eheim in order to
catch the residue other wise it would just get blown all over the tank. Also
I would think you'd need to find a way to prefilter the input to the Eheim
in order to keep the bigger chunks of gunk out of it & away from the plate.

I.

[jaap]

thanx iain,

so you agree that this setup will enhance the efficiency?


thx,
teizman



"Iain Miller" > schreef in bericht
...
>
> "teizman" > wrote in message
> t.net...
> > hi,
> >
> > since two weeks now, I've been using a carboplus in my 100 gallon tank.
> > Unlike some others, I very happy with it, and my plants even more!
> >
> > Problem is, my tank is fairly big (100gallon).
> >
> > I've been thinking about tweaking/optimizing this little piece of
> equipment:
> >
> > ----are the bubles that are formed all CO2 (or at least the main part of
> > that)---?????
> >
> > If so: I would like to put the carbon plate in an old eheim2213 canister
> > filter, that operates than only is an CO2 reactor.
> > This way: all bubbles will be mixed better. The exhaust of the filter
can
> be
> > brought as low as the gravel of my tank, in order to not lose CO2 there.
> >
> > What do you guys think about this solution?
>
> I suppose it would work if you could find a way to get the necessary wires
> to the plate. Am I right in thinking that the plate basically dissolves
and
> leaves a pile of residue in the tank beneath it? If so you'd probably want
> to pack some fine filter wool on top of the plate in your eheim in order
to
> catch the residue other wise it would just get blown all over the tank.
Also
> I would think you'd need to find a way to prefilter the input to the Eheim
> in order to keep the bigger chunks of gunk out of it & away from the
plate.
>
> I.
>
>

[Iain Miller]

"jaap" > wrote in message
t.net...
> thanx iain,
>
> so you agree that this setup will enhance the efficiency?
>
>
> thx,
> teizman

Anything that will dissolve more of the CO2 produced will do that. If you
see bubbles of CO2 rising off the plate to the surface then some is being
wasted for sure. However, before you start cutting hoses & fiddling about
with the Eheim maybe see if there is another way you could trap the excess
CO2 & either let it sit in some kind of Bell chamber or suck it down into a
cannister. Might be easier to experiment with. That said, what you propose
has the added benefit of removing the plate from the tank.