Why not upgrade to a small canister/HOB filter?Wasn't a fan of the big black filter housing so decided to make a DIY moss wall, 304 stainless steel and Christmas moss with suction cups
Why not upgrade to a small canister/HOB filter?
I took the box out of mine and just moved the filter to the back corner with the heater just in front of it. It hasn't created loads of room, But it does make the tank feel bigger...
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I've been trying justify spending on a canister filter for it. Pretty sure I'm still not allowed though. Haha.
I am sort of wishing I'd thought of trying the moss wall before I pulled the tank apart now...
One thing that's still puzzling me is that even 15 hours later after co2 has turned off my pH is still sitting very low and hasn't risen back up much at all
Start - 7.2
Co2 on - 6.4
15 hours later - 6.6
KH is a constant 2
I’m also new to co2, I added it to two tanks at the beginning of the year. Now I’m measuring co2 levels with a drop checker, rather than a pH pen, but I see a marked difference between my tanks.
The first has good flow and plenty of surface agitation - the drop checker is back to dark blue within a few hours.
The second, I have problems with flow and my lily pipe. No surface agitated, as I cannot raise the outflow lily pipe (I’m looking to replace it). This stays lime green for 3 days after turning off the co2!
So in my experience, flow and surface agitation have a huge effect on co2 degassing.
What happened to this being a doubletail tank? I'm about wounded lol
He's not much of of poser lol. In both pics with the betta they look like different kinds, the first looks like a crowntail and the new one, it looks more a half moon rosetail. That's mental you've shot me through a bit, there's some crazy, spooky and trippy lighting going on here lol.