Hello all
I've recently (2 weeks ago) added a 2kg fe co2 system onto my low tech tank,after many hours spent reading some great threads from this forum I think I'm half way there but I have a few questions.After messing with different ways to diffuse the co2 I settled on placing the ceramic diffuser under the intake of my filter.I have the co2 coming on 3 hours before lights on and my drop checker is a light green. I've read the importance of flow so I have two external filters both with spray bars and a nano korallia.
I'm unsure what to do with the lights though, the tank is a standard 125l I think it's 80x35x50 it has 2 24w t5s but I have a reflector blocking light from one tube from low tech days. I've left the lighting the same as I dont want to run into trouble while I'm learning with co2 but will one tube be enough?
I understand that the lighats drive the need for co2 but now I've added co2 but kept the lighting the same will I see faster/healthier growth? I'm dosing neutro+ at 10 ml a day and 5 ml of easycarbo to help with a small amount of bba.
Anyway I'm sure I've missed a few things but any advice and help would be fantastic.Here's a few pictures
I've recently (2 weeks ago) added a 2kg fe co2 system onto my low tech tank,after many hours spent reading some great threads from this forum I think I'm half way there but I have a few questions.After messing with different ways to diffuse the co2 I settled on placing the ceramic diffuser under the intake of my filter.I have the co2 coming on 3 hours before lights on and my drop checker is a light green. I've read the importance of flow so I have two external filters both with spray bars and a nano korallia.
I'm unsure what to do with the lights though, the tank is a standard 125l I think it's 80x35x50 it has 2 24w t5s but I have a reflector blocking light from one tube from low tech days. I've left the lighting the same as I dont want to run into trouble while I'm learning with co2 but will one tube be enough?
I understand that the lighats drive the need for co2 but now I've added co2 but kept the lighting the same will I see faster/healthier growth? I'm dosing neutro+ at 10 ml a day and 5 ml of easycarbo to help with a small amount of bba.
Anyway I'm sure I've missed a few things but any advice and help would be fantastic.Here's a few pictures