Hi all,
Been searching everywhere but can't find any info. I'm going to add CO2 to my 130 gallon tank and my 72 gallon Bow tank. What size cylinder should I use? 5, 10, or 20 lb?
I'm guessing 10?
Also, how many bubbles per minute is appropriate for good plant growth?
last question... is there any risk of suffocating my fish? I'm nervous about this. I had a bizarre situation when I moved my tank 6 weeks ago (it wasn't a cycling issue) where I lost a bunch of fish, I'm assuming because for some reason there was a lack of oxygen. Tank was lightly stocked at the time, and I had a new Fluxal X5 on the tank so there was plenty of water flow. However, I didn't have an airstone running. I immediately did a water change thinking it was an ammonia spike or nitrite issue from moving, but the parameters checked out fine. I added air thinking that was the problem somehow, and it must have been because I never again I had a problem...
I also changed water sources being that I moved to a new town so maybe something was going on there but I don't know. It was classic panting and surface breathing... so tells me there was a lack of oxygen somehow.
Anyhow, I know the plants will give off oxygen, just makes me nervous based on what happened. I plan on running CO2 during the day, shutting it off at night and running O2 at night.
Been searching everywhere but can't find any info. I'm going to add CO2 to my 130 gallon tank and my 72 gallon Bow tank. What size cylinder should I use? 5, 10, or 20 lb?
I'm guessing 10?
Also, how many bubbles per minute is appropriate for good plant growth?
last question... is there any risk of suffocating my fish? I'm nervous about this. I had a bizarre situation when I moved my tank 6 weeks ago (it wasn't a cycling issue) where I lost a bunch of fish, I'm assuming because for some reason there was a lack of oxygen. Tank was lightly stocked at the time, and I had a new Fluxal X5 on the tank so there was plenty of water flow. However, I didn't have an airstone running. I immediately did a water change thinking it was an ammonia spike or nitrite issue from moving, but the parameters checked out fine. I added air thinking that was the problem somehow, and it must have been because I never again I had a problem...
I also changed water sources being that I moved to a new town so maybe something was going on there but I don't know. It was classic panting and surface breathing... so tells me there was a lack of oxygen somehow.
Anyhow, I know the plants will give off oxygen, just makes me nervous based on what happened. I plan on running CO2 during the day, shutting it off at night and running O2 at night.
