Burnleygaz
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I purchased an AM100 reactor and installed it yesterday in my trigon 190 , prior to this i was using a needle wheel modded PH to distribute the co2 in the tank via mist. With the mist i could allow the dropchecker to turn yellow 2-3 hours into the photoperiod without any ill effects to the fish , any earlier than this and they would start to exhibit signs of co2 toxicity via genral sluggishnss and a reluctance to feed , with the tetras the only fish who would start heading for the surface.
This morning as the lights turned on drop checker was as yellow as i have ever seen it , but all the tank inhabitants seemed to be fine , and as i was home all day i left things be whilts keeping a very close eye on the tank , lights have just gone off with no signs of distress from the fish.
Everything in the tank is the same, apart from i`ve done my monthly maintenance routine of soaking all my ph`s+ spray bar and inlet for the cannister in bleach , rinsed all media , and changed the floss out for new , i did have to tweak my needle valve down slighlty yesterday after installing the AM as it was at about 20 BPs (too fast to count anyway) which i guess is down to the change in pressure required (vs a ceramic disc).I also have a large amount of surface movement, but again its the same as before the change.
My question is , does CO2 in mist form make it harder for fish in anyway , as a stab in the dark , maybe the mist gets up in their gills perhaps ?
This morning as the lights turned on drop checker was as yellow as i have ever seen it , but all the tank inhabitants seemed to be fine , and as i was home all day i left things be whilts keeping a very close eye on the tank , lights have just gone off with no signs of distress from the fish.
Everything in the tank is the same, apart from i`ve done my monthly maintenance routine of soaking all my ph`s+ spray bar and inlet for the cannister in bleach , rinsed all media , and changed the floss out for new , i did have to tweak my needle valve down slighlty yesterday after installing the AM as it was at about 20 BPs (too fast to count anyway) which i guess is down to the change in pressure required (vs a ceramic disc).I also have a large amount of surface movement, but again its the same as before the change.
My question is , does CO2 in mist form make it harder for fish in anyway , as a stab in the dark , maybe the mist gets up in their gills perhaps ?