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sharkbaitnemo
Mon Sep 26, 2005, 12:31 PM
I'm deciding whether I need a better CO2 reactor or not.

How many bubbles per minute do most people use on their tanks ?

At the moment I use about 60 per minute with just a small crude reactor in a heavily plated 2 ft tank. This maintains a pH of around 7.0 & 15ppm CO2.

Thanks
Jason

axl
Mon Sep 26, 2005, 10:19 PM
I have mine set on 3 bubbles per second and that is putting about 33ppm Co2, Ph 6.3 and KH 2.2, i think you need to increase your Co2 to about 30ppm and then you will see better imrovments in growth by plants, 16 is not enough

duck
Tue Sep 27, 2005, 12:45 PM
I'm deciding whether I need a better CO2 reactor or not.

How many bubbles per minute do most people use on their tanks ?

At the moment I use about 60 per minute with just a small crude reactor in a heavily plated 2 ft tank. This maintains a pH of around 7.0 & 15ppm CO2.

Thanks
Jason
Do have any problem's with what you got at the moment?
If it's not broke why fix it.

cozmo1
Tue Oct 04, 2005, 10:02 PM
what is your kh at the moment?