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April 5th 05, 03:32 AM
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CO2/airstone?
Have just acquired a CO2 system for 20 gal. (Us) freshwater tank.
Have been running small airstone in this tank. Do I turn off airstone when I activate the CO2? Thanks, SRB 
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April 5th 05, 03:46 AM
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SRB wrote:
Have just acquired a CO2 system for 20 gal. (Us) freshwater tank. Have been running small airstone in this tank. Do I turn off airstone when I activate the CO2? Thanks, SRB Yep. And minimize surface agitation from the filter. -- __ Elaine T __ __' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__ rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com
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April 5th 05, 03:49 AM
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Thanks, Elaine. Making adjustments now.
SRB "Elaine T" wrote in message ... SRB wrote: Have just acquired a CO2 system for 20 gal. (Us) freshwater tank. Have been running small airstone in this tank. Do I turn off airstone when I activate the CO2? Thanks, SRB Yep. And minimize surface agitation from the filter. -- __ Elaine T __ __' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__ rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com
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April 5th 05, 04:02 AM
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SRB wrote:
Thanks, Elaine. Making adjustments now. SRB Forgot to mention - watch your fish after lights out. Sometimes they need some aeration when the plants stop giving off oxygen. It depends on CO2 levels, stocking levels, surface agitation, etc. I've never had to aerate a CO2 tank at night myself, but I don't usually remove all of the surface movement either. -- __ Elaine T __ __' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__ rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com
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April 5th 05, 04:24 AM
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It appears to be impossible to stop all surface agitation -- have Penguin
150 w/ biowheel and only an intake lever on the uptake to control flow. Closing the lever doesn't slow things down much. We'll see how this goes! srb "Elaine T" wrote in message ... SRB wrote: Thanks, Elaine. Making adjustments now. SRB Forgot to mention - watch your fish after lights out. Sometimes they need some aeration when the plants stop giving off oxygen. It depends on CO2 levels, stocking levels, surface agitation, etc. I've never had to aerate a CO2 tank at night myself, but I don't usually remove all of the surface movement either. -- __ Elaine T __ __' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__ rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com
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April 6th 05, 03:17 AM
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SRB wrote:
It appears to be impossible to stop all surface agitation -- have Penguin 150 w/ biowheel and only an intake lever on the uptake to control flow. Closing the lever doesn't slow things down much. We'll see how this goes! srb You may not have as high a level of CO2 as otherwise, but I'm sure you'll have a decent increase and lots of good growth! -- __ Elaine T __ __' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__ rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com
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