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Bones82
09-27-2008, 2:27 PM
I am going to pick a Milwaukee MA957 regulator. What else do I need to get for a safe Co2 setup. I know I need a tank as well. What size would last 6 months or so. This is completely new to me. I have a 55 gallon elong tank with an Emperor 400 and a Filstar XP3 Canister. It will be heavily planted beginning next week with Blyxa and a few medium light plants. My lighting is this setup: http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS/ctl3684/cp18369/si1381730/cl0/currentusasatellite482x65wattpowercompactsinglestr ipw2lunarlights
Any help would be appreciated.
a 10lb tank would last around that time.
The lighting is slightly an issue since it has actinic bulbs which are useless in a planted tank. Suggest you replace the bulbs to 6700-10000K.
Get a drop checker as well. Can grab one on ebay for under $10 shipped.
What are your plans on substrate?
Bones82
09-27-2008, 3:40 PM
It has a 10000k bulb so I just need to get a 6700k bulb or 2?
Actinic is a a type of lighting that provides the proper spectra for photosynthesis. It is best used for aquariums with live plants or chlorophyll containing species such as reef coral. Actinic bulb gives off blue colored light often used in marine aquaria to make corals appear to glow with brilliant colors and to give the tank a "deep ocean" feel.
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Freshwater plants dont grow in the same depths as corals, so their photosynthesis is more effecient with the yellow-green portion of the sun's light. You can still use the actinic bulb for the blue appearance if you fulfill the plants requirements with the remaining bulbs.
Bones82
09-27-2008, 4:11 PM
Yeah. Need to pick up 2 6700/10000k bulbs. What else do I need for my Co2 tank?
bulbs + co2 tank and that regulator and you are all set
as i mentioned a drop checker will help you know whats the co2 concentration in your tank, so that would be another thing on the list
Bones82
09-28-2008, 5:22 PM
How do you diffuse the Co2? I have a XP3. How would I hook the Co2 up to the filter?
just place the line into the intake of the canister. Or you can get a limewood airstone which will emit micro bubbles, so as they go through the intake into the canister they can diffuse faster.
Bones82
09-28-2008, 6:34 PM
Yeah. I still don't really understand. The line coming off the Co2 and the intake line will fit?