Re: Nutrafin CO2 system

[Squid]

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:42:14 -0400, "Phil Williamson"
> wrote:

>Just bought a nutrafin CO2 system but I've noticed I can't get the bubbles
>to go up the bubble counter properly, has anyone else had this problem?
>
>How do you like your Nutrafin CO2 generator?
>
>Phil..
>

It takes about 2 days for the unit to work properly. Once the slime
coat builds up on the diffuser it will be in full working order.

I love mine.

[Eric Schreiber]

Phil Williamson wrote:

> Just bought a nutrafin CO2 system but I've noticed I can't get the
> bubbles to go up the bubble counter properly, has anyone else had
> this problem? How do you like your Nutrafin CO2 generator?

It takes several days for the path to 'smooth out'. It either has some
material left over from the manufacturing process or needs a slime coat
to work properly, and that takes several days to happen.

Once it gets settled in, the Nutrafin diffuser does a great job. You
can actually see the bubbles get much smaller as they near the top, so
you know they're dissolving.


--
www.ericschreiber.com

[Squid]

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:08:32 -0400, "Phil Williamson"
> wrote:

>Must be, I just bought mine yesterday. How long did it take for you to
>notice a difference in the plants?
>

I think it was about a week when I noticed the plants flaring up in
color and growing. It took about 3 days for the diffuser to really
start up though. I was getting a lot of larger bubbles backing up then
escaping the diffuser but now all the bubbles rise up through the
diffuser easily. Make sure that the tubing is placed into the notch
and it hasn't come loose though - mine did a few days ago and the
bubbles were escaping the diffuser.

[mythicality]

My Nutrafin has been working well (after a few days with bubble probs as
mentioned...) and my plants have really taken off. I found that after CO2,
my rate limiting step is Iron, so I have been adding a mix with Iron and
other minerals from flourish that seems to work well. The best part is that
since using CO2, my algea probs have really slowed down!

-cheers,

Myth

"Eric Schreiber" <eric at ericschreiber dot com> wrote in message
...
> Phil Williamson wrote:
>
> > Just bought a nutrafin CO2 system but I've noticed I can't get the
> > bubbles to go up the bubble counter properly, has anyone else had
> > this problem? How do you like your Nutrafin CO2 generator?
>
> It takes several days for the path to 'smooth out'. It either has some
> material left over from the manufacturing process or needs a slime coat
> to work properly, and that takes several days to happen.
>
> Once it gets settled in, the Nutrafin diffuser does a great job. You
> can actually see the bubbles get much smaller as they near the top, so
> you know they're dissolving.
>
>
> --
> www.ericschreiber.com

[Squid]

On Sun, 2 May 2004 03:03:43 +1000, "Paul"
> wrote:

>I don't get 28 days out of a mix like the instructions say for the nutrafin
>kit.. I get 14 days.
>

Maybe it has to do with only haveing one in a 200 Gal tank? Mine lasts
over 28 days.

[Squid]

On Sat, 01 May 2004 17:53:54 GMT, Squid >
wrote:

>On Sun, 2 May 2004 03:03:43 +1000, "Paul"
> wrote:
>
>>I don't get 28 days out of a mix like the instructions say for the nutrafin
>>kit.. I get 14 days.
>>
>
>Maybe it has to do with only haveing one in a 200 Gal tank? Mine lasts
>over 28 days.

Woops, sorry I think I misread your post. I thought you wrote 200G but
it was 200L.

[david]

> >>I don't get 28 days out of a mix like the instructions say for the
nutrafin
> >>kit.. I get 14 days.
> >>
> >
> >Maybe it has to do with only haveing one in a 200 Gal tank? Mine lasts
> >over 28 days.
>
> Woops, sorry I think I misread your post. I thought you wrote 200G but
> it was 200L.
>
>
size of tank cant make any diffrence to co2 bubbles, But the temp of the
room might.
the amount of co2 may not be enough for the tank ?

David