C02 help.

[clayton1994]

New to aquariums has such and I've just added c02.

560L tank lightly planted with aquasky light (will be adding aquaplant in the upcoming weeks)
7.6 ph
0ppm ammonia
0ppm nitrite
10ppm nitrate


2.34kg FES
1x bubble counter
25mm inline jbl defuser.
8bps can't even been seen coming out my outlet. So my question Is how many should I be aiming for? I can't get the drop checkers to turn green and struggling to get kh to move at 8bps but don't want to over do it.
Been this setting for a week now.



Lights are On 6 hours x02 starts hour before goes off 45min before
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys

 

[G H Nelson]

Hi
Are you seeing any Micro bubbles coming out of the outlet?

 

[clayton1994]

Hello ghnelson.

I have indeed, they also making there way around the tank I can physically see many micro tiny bubbles in the way Column.

 

[G H Nelson]

It is a large-volume aquarium!
Probably better to use a Co2 reactor.
Do you have livestock in the aquarium?

 

[clayton1994]

It's 560L I do have 33 in total 5 of them being snails rest of fish

 

[G H Nelson]

What make drop checker are you using?
Can you upload a full tank image?
I run 1 bubble per second on a 35 Litre aquarium.....

 

[clayton1994]

Yangfei 2 glass drop checkers.

Any tips on how much solution I should use in them? Some places day 5ml some say more some say less. So much conflicting Information

 

[G H Nelson]

Half full I usually do!
Which solution are you using?

 

[clayton1994]

This one, have a drop checker each side of tank

 

[G H Nelson]

This one, have a drop checker each side of tank

Those generic Co2 Solutions are not accurate!
Do you put aquarium water in the Drop Checker?
You need Bromo Blue as below
Amazon product ASIN B07TYP6PGK

 

[clayton1994]

Those generic Co2 Solutions are not accurate!
Do you put aquarium water in the Drop Checker?

Ahhh, any reccomendation on a good quality one? And I don't currently? Would you suggest I do put a bit in?

 

[Zeus.]

BPS only gives an indication of rate not how much. But 8BPS isnt enough IMO

 

[G H Nelson]

Ahhh, any reccomendation on a good quality one? And I don't currently? Would you suggest I do put a bit in?

As per edited post

 

[clayton1994]

As per edited post

Ordered! Would you suggest adding aquarium water in too?

 

[G H Nelson]

No aquarium water is needed!

 

[clayton1994]

Right guys I've up it slightly today and my pH has dropped maybe 0.7. But my indicators are still a solid blue!

 

[clayton1994]

No aquarium water is needed!

That's okay then I just have the drops in there currently

 

[G H Nelson]

As @Zeus. quoted you will need to up the bubble rate to double at least and do this slowly when at home so you can monitor the fish/snails!

 

[G H Nelson]

Right guys I've up it slightly today and my pH has dropped maybe 0.7. But my indicators are still a solid blue!

They could be blue forever I wouldn't trust the solution as a reference!

 

[clayton1994]

As @Zeus. quoted you will need to up the bubble rate to double at least and do this slowly when at home so you can monitor the

I'm going to monitor my pH levels and keep my eyes on the fish and adjust in small doses. If all else fails I'll go for a reactor! Thanks for all the help chaps 🐟🍻