Hi bridgey_cHi Alan, great tank.
Have you experimented with on and off times of co2 or is 24 hrs just what works so you have stuck with it?
This is what Tom Barr has to say....
Post 526 "Dutch something or the other" 120 Gal | Page 27 | UK Aquatic Plant Society
I see no good reason to ever add CO2 24/7.
ADA and myself are in agreement about a number of things, this is one of them.
Amano says it is "taboo"(his words, not mine).
It does not help nor helps fish in anyway.
Poor delivery while the CO2 is being added it much more the issue or, too much degassing.
CO2 is not a salt and does not involve osmoregulation in fish like changing the pH with say baking soda(which is a salt).
Hair algae is a good sign of lots of light and not quite enough CO2.
If you added even less CO2, then BBA and other algae species would appear.
Yes it's ok for a try, until I will have some problems.Ah yes of course if you are happy with your method that is great & it is also very interesting!
Yes maybe is it right but I am happy to add 3 bubbles per 2 second 24hr. than 3 bubbles in one second for 10 or 12 hr.
I also asked many people in here about that. Most of them using co2 24hr. Here is many collectors
http://www.aquaforum.ua/forumdisplay.php?f=128
I have very good water circulation, most of my plants was not growed well like now.
I am not saying that is good way. Before I was adding co2, when lights was switched on only. But not now.
I am just sharing what I am doing in my tank.
Hi AlfredoHi Alan
GREETINGS FROM MEXICO!
thanks for the plants
Fantastic, I remember the first one ~ Caloglossa beccari, from this thread <Plant (?) identification - NAME FOUND - Caloglossa! | UK Aquatic Plant Society>, but the other one looks really intriguing. I've seen a similar marine green algae (Chlorophyta - Codium tomentosum) <Codium tomentosum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia>, but not any Red algae (Rhodophyta).My Algae
Hi all, Fantastic, I remember the first one ~ Caloglossa beccari, from this thread <Plant (?) identification - NAME FOUND - Caloglossa! | UK Aquatic Plant Society>, but the other one looks really intriguing. I've seen a similar marine green algae (Chlorophyta - Codium tomentosum) <Codium tomentosum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia>, but not any Red algae (Rhodophyta).
cheers Darrel
Thanks Alan, new one on me, although I've now found that is actually a rare native algae in the UK. I see a bit about it on GermanThorea hispida
Hi all, Thanks Alan, new one on me, although I've now found that is actually a rare native algae in the UK. I see a bit about it on German
forums, it will be interesting to see if it becomes established in the hobby.
cheers Darrel