product advice for co2 diffuser

[iamvictor2k]

whats your recommendations. i have a canister filter so inline is possible but dont want to lose flow. but if one is better than another. show sum pics of your tank and what diffuser you use with website you bought it from.

[JimL]

I needed some extra flow in me planted tank. I got a power sweep (power head) with a sponge for filtration. I've run the Co2 into the bottom of the sponge. When the Co2 bubble hits the blades of the power head it's turned into a fine mist. Works great and my plants love the current.

[iamvictor2k]

I needed some extra flow in me planted tank. I got a power sweep (power head) with a sponge for filtration. I've run the Co2 into the bottom of the sponge. When the Co2 bubble hits the blades of the power head it's turned into a fine mist. Works great and my plants love the current.

i have heard that this works fairly well but not as well as a diy or store bought diffuser. any one have any comments on this???

[gagaliya]

whats your recommendations. i have a canister filter so inline is possible but dont want to lose flow. but if one is better than another. show sum pics of your tank and what diffuser you use with website you bought it from.

if you have canister, go with inline, it is the best by far: 100% absorption rate, no electronic parts/glass to clean, no noise, no annoying bubbles/crap in the main tank, and reliable.

1) get the reactor 1000

http://www.aquatic-store.com/media/co-AB73011.jpg

2) remove all the bioballs you dont need it, it will only reduce your flow.

3) install it so the waterflow is moving downward (intake tube), the co2 bubble will of course move upward, resulting in highly efficient absorption.

Other type of co2 diffusers/reactors all have downsides..i know because i tried every single one of them....

[carlstreeter]

I just built one based on this design:
http://www.rexgrigg.com/diy-reactor.htm

I'm happy so far. Before, I had an in-tank diffuser. It tended to be an algae magnet, and not fun to clean.

If you have a canister filter, I'd recommend some sort of inline reactor, for all of the reasons gagaliya (http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/member.php?u=33064) mentioned.

[dundadundun]

http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/3444-Dual-venturi-DIY-External-CO2-reactor?highlight=reactor

[iamvictor2k]

http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/3444-Dual-venturi-DIY-External-CO2-reactor?highlight=reactor

awesome awesome awesome. that's all that describes this web page. i am a hard core diyer and this is right up my ally and cheep too as my dad is a plumber he gets his stuff wholesale. thanks your the man.

[dundadundun]

if you're looking to do what you say you might want to become a charter member there too. read through that site like it's the planted tank bible. pay close attention to anything tom (plantbrain on other forums) writes and you'll get the answers you're looking for. btw, tom's the man... i just pay attention, lol.

also, if you can find some things from diane walstad it might help give you insight and info you're looking for also. i know she posts on a few planted tank forums from time to time. she's also the author of "ecology of a planted tank" and the creator of the el natural (walstad) method.

[Lancaster84]

http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx230/Lancaster84/1df91a08.jpg
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx230/Lancaster84/523d9098.jpg
the setup I use is cheap easy and efficient. Also it clends very well. The only trick is finding a bottle that is the shape you want. Ponch a hole smaller than the air hose in thetop of the bottle then yank the hose through with some needle nose pliers, don't forget a check valve. The mouth of the bottle fits perfectly over the discharge hose of my fluval 305.