Alex121
Seedling
I am hoping someone can help me with my Co2 setup which is driving me insane. I set up a new tank 6 weeks ago. Its an aquascaper1200 and I am using a Co2art Pro-SE series and using one of their new inline atomizer diffusors. I have battling with the CO2 system from the start and can not seem to get it stable. I have 2 issues:
1) To get a PH drop of around 1 from off gassed measurement I need a BPS of around 17BPS, running at around 35 PSI. I have been filming in slow motion to count this! I have read on here larger tanks need a higher bubble rate but this seems really high to me when compared to any guidelines I have read. Does this sound right for this tank or clearly something is amiss?
2) My second and biggest problem is the BPS will not stay stable overnight. I set it one day and it stays at that all day, however the next day it has slowed a bit but stays steady at this new rate for the day. The next day its has slowed a bit more. This means I have to constantly try and adjust it to keep it stable but this inevitably leads to fluctuating CO2 levels and now I am battling algae.
If anybody could help me out with this I would really appreciate it!
1) To get a PH drop of around 1 from off gassed measurement I need a BPS of around 17BPS, running at around 35 PSI. I have been filming in slow motion to count this! I have read on here larger tanks need a higher bubble rate but this seems really high to me when compared to any guidelines I have read. Does this sound right for this tank or clearly something is amiss?
2) My second and biggest problem is the BPS will not stay stable overnight. I set it one day and it stays at that all day, however the next day it has slowed a bit but stays steady at this new rate for the day. The next day its has slowed a bit more. This means I have to constantly try and adjust it to keep it stable but this inevitably leads to fluctuating CO2 levels and now I am battling algae.
If anybody could help me out with this I would really appreciate it!