Bubbles per second for 186 L system?

[Robbie X]

Hi all.
Just double checking how many bubbles per second I should be aiming for on my 186L tank?
It is around 3 per second at the moment.
Cheers

 

[foxfish]

You ask an impossible question to answer with any accuracy due to many unknown factors but somewhere between 3 and 10 would probably cover it.

 

[Robbie X]

You ask an impossible question to answer with any accuracy due to many unknown factors but somewhere between 3 and 10 would probably cover it.

Many thanks, sir.

 

[foxfish]

We use a bubble counter because it offers some form of basic guide that shows your C02 is actually flowing and working but it is just a guide not an accurate device to measure C02 content.
We use two other methods to measure how much C02 has dissolved into the water, a PH pen and a drop checker.
The problem with counting bubbles or quoting bubble counts is that bubble counters dont have a set size outlet so one might have a slightly larger hole than another one and this will make the bubble count completely different from one device to another or just slightly different !

 

[Robbie X]

We use a bubble counter because it offers some form of basic guide that shows your C02 is actually flowing and working but it is just a guide not an accurate device to measure C02 content.
We use two other methods to measure how much C02 has dissolved into the water, a PH pen and a drop checker.
The problem with counting bubbles or quoting bubble counts is that bubble counters dont have a set size outlet so one might have a slightly larger hole than another one and this will make the bubble count completely different from one device to another or just slightly different !

Many thanks again. sir.
I have come to realise as you point out that there are so many variables that an approximation is the best one can hope for.
Time and experience will hopefully educate me more on this interesting subject 👍