ojustaboo
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Hi guys.
Have replaced my home made reactor with an up atomizer but still seem to be struggling to get a decent amount of CO2 into my tank.
I took a PH reading at just before 2pm before CO2 was on. it was 7.2
After 2 hrs with about 3 bubbles a second I took another PH reading, this time it was 7.0
I doubled the bubble to around 6 a second and took another count 1 hr later (5pm) , it was 6.8.
I opened the needle valve a fraction more, until a small stream of bubbles came out and an hour later (6pm) it was still 6.8.
I've just checked at 7pm and it's gone down to 6.6 (just, more like between 6.6 and 6.8 ).
The fish all seem perfectly happy, I'm concerned that my CO2 will not last long at this speed?
As the videos below show, I'm getting a mist in the tank (but I was when it was just 3 bubbles a sec).
Edit: put it on Youtube, slightly better quality
edit: video doesn't show it that well, here's a pic
I also have a video showing the bubble counter.
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9273/ddq.mp4
Finally, here's a pic of what my up atomizer looks like, should it look like this? sort of misted up?
Many thanks
Joe
Have replaced my home made reactor with an up atomizer but still seem to be struggling to get a decent amount of CO2 into my tank.
I took a PH reading at just before 2pm before CO2 was on. it was 7.2
After 2 hrs with about 3 bubbles a second I took another PH reading, this time it was 7.0
I doubled the bubble to around 6 a second and took another count 1 hr later (5pm) , it was 6.8.
I opened the needle valve a fraction more, until a small stream of bubbles came out and an hour later (6pm) it was still 6.8.
I've just checked at 7pm and it's gone down to 6.6 (just, more like between 6.6 and 6.8 ).
The fish all seem perfectly happy, I'm concerned that my CO2 will not last long at this speed?
As the videos below show, I'm getting a mist in the tank (but I was when it was just 3 bubbles a sec).
Edit: put it on Youtube, slightly better quality
edit: video doesn't show it that well, here's a pic
I also have a video showing the bubble counter.
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9273/ddq.mp4
Finally, here's a pic of what my up atomizer looks like, should it look like this? sort of misted up?
Many thanks
Joe