OK - the story so far.
We've moved house recently and are rationalising our fishkeeping. Mrs Faramir has pointed out that we don't really look at an aquarium much unless its in the lounge, and the dining room is a bit small (there is also a little Faramir on the way
) and so the Dining Room Aquarum Must Go.
I've managed to work a compromise issue. The 55 gal in the Dining Room moves to the lounge, and we flog the 35 gal that's currently in there (with all parts and cabinet) on Ebay. (I know these tanks seem small to you US guys, but houses over here don't seem to be as big as yours). The 55 is currently Mbuna, and a local shop is willing to buy (Yes! Buy! Total Kudos to Wharfe Aquatics!) the Mbuna off me.
All this is totally irrelevant, of course, except as an intro to the real question, which is - how do I get enough CO2 in a 55? Is DIY just going to be a complete pain in the arse? How much can I get a pressurised kit for (sensibly, in the UK, where most aquarists consider plants to be made of plastic, or alternatively "those green things wot die after a couple of months*")?
*Mostly because, in complete defiance of the Trade Descriptions Act, and because most LFSs can't tell a spider plant from a Vallis, many of the "aquarium plants" on sale would last rather longer in the flower bed. Or is this deplorable state of affairs because most of us think plants don't live long anyway? Who knows? But I digress.
We've moved house recently and are rationalising our fishkeeping. Mrs Faramir has pointed out that we don't really look at an aquarium much unless its in the lounge, and the dining room is a bit small (there is also a little Faramir on the way
) and so the Dining Room Aquarum Must Go.I've managed to work a compromise issue. The 55 gal in the Dining Room moves to the lounge, and we flog the 35 gal that's currently in there (with all parts and cabinet) on Ebay. (I know these tanks seem small to you US guys, but houses over here don't seem to be as big as yours). The 55 is currently Mbuna, and a local shop is willing to buy (Yes! Buy! Total Kudos to Wharfe Aquatics!) the Mbuna off me.
All this is totally irrelevant, of course, except as an intro to the real question, which is - how do I get enough CO2 in a 55? Is DIY just going to be a complete pain in the arse? How much can I get a pressurised kit for (sensibly, in the UK, where most aquarists consider plants to be made of plastic, or alternatively "those green things wot die after a couple of months*")?
*Mostly because, in complete defiance of the Trade Descriptions Act, and because most LFSs can't tell a spider plant from a Vallis, many of the "aquarium plants" on sale would last rather longer in the flower bed. Or is this deplorable state of affairs because most of us think plants don't live long anyway? Who knows? But I digress.
