help on CO2 system, is this one good??

[aquatic-Bizkut]

well as you can tell i have my share fare of threads, and as well as you should all know i work at petsmart :*)

so i have recently got into the fish tank hobby and hooblah, and i would like to soon upgrade to a 55 gallon or 75 gallon, as soon as i move maybe its a possibility, stay tuned

but what this thread is for, is my ten gallon tank, which isnt that big, but has lots of live plants, (all live in fact) around 13 live plants in the tank, and well it has around 2-3 WPG considering the bulbs are 20 watts each 6500K flourescent household bulbs, and its a ten gallon so more light is required for the tank. (well this is what i have been told) :huh: i am housing 3 dwarf puffers, and one otto as of now, the plants are doing ok, and the algea isnt that bad except for the white hair kind of stuff that just keeps coming back, and a few brown spots, but not tooo bad, the growth is ok, but i think its time to get a CO2 system, and i could either do a DIY one, which wont look good and i have heard there are chances of it exploding or hurting your tank :/ so i found this one at my store i work at and was wondering if it is ok to use, if it is worth getting instead of making my own, plus it looks way better... here is the link....

http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444178 0295&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302030065&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1124264732434

what do you think??

let me know if this is a good system, and why its good, or what the difference is between this and a DIY one.....

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[Kissofthegorami]

ITs the same thing as a DIY one. Save money and have more co2 with a DIT one. Its easy, trust me.

[aquatic-Bizkut]

ok well i have heard both arguments, i have heard this will save me trouble, its safer, plus its only like 25 bucks with my discount....

and it just looks cool........nah just kiddin, but it looks much better then if i had a pop bottle trashy look......hehhe

[CharlieV]

I have two of those on my 30g - good kit but it works out very expensive if you buy replacement sachets. If you like the look / tank hanger etc then get one but i strongly reccomend buying yeast and baking soda form your local food shop. Over here in the UK that kit retails @ £19.99 and the sachets (3 per pack) are £5.99 or approx $10!

[aquatic-Bizkut]

yeah i think i will buy the kit, but make my own mix, i just have to study big time...

[yohkos]

I have one of those and like it but do make my own brew. I also have a pop bottle on the other aquarium which I want to replace with this. I agree the coke bottle is ugly especially when there is no place to hide it. Good luck, either way is better than no way. :o

[aquatic-Bizkut]

thanks i will for sure go and buy this kit now