I was actually just looking at that, lol! They both have their merits. Yours definitely being your fish variety. They're sooo beautiful. I have a new future tank developing in my head right now and it looks just like yours, haha
GreggZ's Planted Rainbow Tank
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If I can help answer any questions in any way, just let me know. I've been keeping Rainbows for quite a long time, and would be happy to share my experiences.
.Just a little update.....I've been trying to find a better way to adjust my CO2 flow. With a larger tank, the bubble counter is difficult to use. To get adequate CO2, you pretty much need a constant stream of bubbles. I have been finding it very hard to adjust.
After hours and hours of searching, I found where someone had used a Rotameter. I ended up purchasing a Dwyer RMA-151-SSV Flow Meter ($42.00 plus shipping). It arrived yesterday and I quickly hooked it up. It does exactly what I was looking for. Turns out my flow rate is about 20 cubic centimeters per minute. I can bump it up or down, say 10%, with relative ease. Again, with the bubble counter, this would be pretty much impossible to gauge.
Maybe this will help someone else out. I must say, so far I am very pleased. Will mount it properly this weekend.
After hours and hours of searching, I found where someone had used a Rotameter. I ended up purchasing a Dwyer RMA-151-SSV Flow Meter ($42.00 plus shipping). It arrived yesterday and I quickly hooked it up. It does exactly what I was looking for. Turns out my flow rate is about 20 cubic centimeters per minute. I can bump it up or down, say 10%, with relative ease. Again, with the bubble counter, this would be pretty much impossible to gauge.
Maybe this will help someone else out. I must say, so far I am very pleased. Will mount it properly this weekend.
Here's where I got it. I ordered the BV model for $42.00, which has a brass valve, and they shipped the SSV model, which has the stainless steel valve. The price on the SSV is $60.50. It was to me in three days. I don't know if the stainless is really better than brass for my purposes, but I guess it's good to have.
http://www.remotesiteproducts.com/p...owmeter.aspx?gclid=CJfv7P2ooMkCFYRFaQodHGkAiQ
And one more thing. I'm surprised something like this is not more readily available for aquarium market. After fooling around with it today, it is much, much better than a bubble counter. Once again, with a larger tank, a bubble counter is almost useless. I am really liking this thing. I'm going to get some readings this weekend and try to better equate it to bubbles (at least what comes out of my GLA set up).
I had wondered how a bubble counter would really work on a larger system... Sounds like you could have the market cornered if you move fast enough on those! Don't some people use electronic controllers on larger tanks?
There are electronic meters, but to read the low flow we use, they are in the 1K+ range.
I did a test today, and the rough estimate is as follows:
2 bps = 5 cc/min
4 bps = 10 cc/min
6 bps = 15 cc/min
8 bps = 20 cc/min
I say rough estimate, because who knows if I counted the bubbles correctly, and who knows if my bubbles are the same size as your bubbles. Nonetheless, it provides a really stable reading, which makes it easy to adjust slightly up or down.
So in my 120 gallon tank, I am pumping roughly 8 bps or 20 cc/min. That gets me to lime green on the drop checker. The actual specific number is not important, but the ability to adjust more precisely in relative terms is.
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