pressurized co2 start up questions

mellowvision · Jan 20, 2009

soooooo, after months of thinking I'd stick to no-co2 setups for a while, I ended up scoring a hydor NRG advanced co2 set up for xmas. I just set it up, substituting a glass diffuser for the powerhead style one that came with the system.

I dont have current water readings... in a rush and don't even trust my KH kit anyway...

I'm currently pushing about 2.5 bubbles per minute into my 15 gallon tank.

is this a good starting point? it's ok if I'm under dosing, but in a 15 gallon, will this be safe? I don't want to kill any fish with over gassing the water, and won't be able to monitor anything carefully during the day.

Ozymandias · Jan 20, 2009

you probably need to pick up a bubble counter just to make sure but as long as the fish show no ill effect you should be good

zzyzx85 · Jan 20, 2009

2.5 bubbles per minute? That's not much but I guess that's a start. I think most are in the 1-2 bubble per second range, increasing as we add more plants or increase lighting.

but if you're at 2.5 bubbles per minute, your fish are safe. What's the pH of the water in your tank?

^ I think you meant drop checker. But yes, definitely pick up a drop checker. It'll help you determine the amount of CO2 in your water.

Ozymandias · Jan 21, 2009

lol, ya was mind though drop checker hands wrote bubble counter

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