Reviews before I buy this, CO2 Natural Plant System By Hagen, Does it work???

M

Mantis_22

Blue Dreams Webmaster
Mar 24, 2003
419
0
0
39
Somerset, KY
www.blueskyff.s5.com
Just like the topic, im about to buy this so I can make my plants grow faster and flourish better in my lightly planted 10 gl tank. Anyone know if this really works? It looks easy, add tablet and sugar and it outputs Co2. Im really interested in this product, is it worth it for the basic planter noob?

Heres the link of where I want to buy it from...

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=6&pCatId=8981
 
Guess you'll have to try it, but how would you know when to administer CO2 and when not.
Do you have the ability to continuous monitoring your pH?
I guess that's what you need too.
Do you really need to add CO2 in your tank?
It's pretty easy to calculate howmuch CO2 your water is holding .

Jimmy
 
Looks to me just like a manufactured version of DIY CO2, so I would expect that it effectively adds CO2 to your tank. Visit the Krib and read up on DIY co2 so you know what issues to deal with. e.g. you might want to monitor pH before and after installing it to get an idea of how much co2 you are actually injecting.

This thread might do better in the Plant forum or Products/DIY Forum.
 
Last edited:
i guess ill just buy it and find out, just for the first guy who posted, it has a bubble counter. Also it is like DIY CO2 yet the canister can be reused with being cleaned and uses tablets which are much more lasting than jello and yeast. I'll post results once I get it.
 
Ive got one in my 20 gal it appears to be doing its job. I have co2 level of 4.7 and stays constant so far. But I failed to take co2 readings before I installed the co2 reactor. But my plants are thriving, thats my goal. Tim
 
CO2 = KH / 2.8 * 10 ^ (7.9 - pH)
This will give you CO2 in mg/liter, x3.78 mg/us gall, x4.45 mg/imp.gall
Depending on what kind of tank/fish and howmany plants you have, the value should be between 4 - 16 mg/liter

Jimmy
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
AquariaCentral.com
Top Bottom