tadabis
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Hello,
I have a question about co2 drop checker colour and co2 amount disolved in water.
My tank setup is in my journal:
http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/tadabis-1st-iwagumi-not-named-yet.43230/
The problem is that I cant get my co2 drop checker colour to show solid green or green/yellow (just to try that it is getting to yellow side), just transparent bright green as in this image...
Yesterday I changed mine polen glass co2 diffuser to Bazooka intense co2 atomiser diffuser and I ran it on 25 psi (abou 1.5 bar) @ 3bps but today DC colour was the same... I think 3 bps for 180 L tank should be more than enough, if not please correct me? Tank is still cycling but I think that should be a problem to get the right co2 level... I changed DC solution couple of times (bought at co2art) but still the same. I think I am starting to get some (very little so far) BBA or oedogonium algae on plant leaves edges becouse of not enough co2. Can someone comment what is wrong and why I cant get the right amount of co2 disolved in water even if I let more than 3 bps of gas?
Forgot to say thay I did API tests to check how much co2 disolved in water using ph and kh according the table values I get 15 mg/l. I think we are all targeting to 30mg/l?
I have a question about co2 drop checker colour and co2 amount disolved in water.
My tank setup is in my journal:
http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/tadabis-1st-iwagumi-not-named-yet.43230/
The problem is that I cant get my co2 drop checker colour to show solid green or green/yellow (just to try that it is getting to yellow side), just transparent bright green as in this image...
Yesterday I changed mine polen glass co2 diffuser to Bazooka intense co2 atomiser diffuser and I ran it on 25 psi (abou 1.5 bar) @ 3bps but today DC colour was the same... I think 3 bps for 180 L tank should be more than enough, if not please correct me? Tank is still cycling but I think that should be a problem to get the right co2 level... I changed DC solution couple of times (bought at co2art) but still the same. I think I am starting to get some (very little so far) BBA or oedogonium algae on plant leaves edges becouse of not enough co2. Can someone comment what is wrong and why I cant get the right amount of co2 disolved in water even if I let more than 3 bps of gas?
Forgot to say thay I did API tests to check how much co2 disolved in water using ph and kh according the table values I get 15 mg/l. I think we are all targeting to 30mg/l?
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