How to diffuse CO2 in a planted tank?
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Diffuser made out of PVC or gravel vac hooked up to canister filter. efficient plus less stuff in the tank......best there is.
im concerned, if you have a glass diffuser and you set it up next to the intake of your canister, then the co2 is going to go through your entire filter, isnt there a chance that some co2 will be lost somewhere in the filter?
Cannister Filter = closed system
What goes in comes out
If you are concerned about build up, no worries. I've been running co2 directly into the intake of my cannister filter for a year. Very occasionally I get a slight build up of co2, but it eventually(after a few minutes) gets big enough to become "unstuck" and pass on through. This happens *maybe* once a day and isn't noticeable unless you are standing next to the tank. Additionally, it's not a large amount of co2, and it doesn't harm the filter.
So mix them both? Place the diffuser below the intake of the filter?
:rofl:
I wouldn't run my CO2 through my canisters anyway. I'm pretty serious about my CO2 so I am adding quite a bit. A nice big bubble could easily build up in the canister and stop the flow and burn out your motor. It also makes noise when you have air in the filter. A DIY set up or a very low bubble count would probably be safe, but I would get an airlock going and burn out the motor on day one. Filters are expensive, I don't want to break it making it do something it wasn't supposeed to.
I don't like diffusers because you still loose a great deal of CO2, its a passive system, and they're delicate and the ceramic gets gunked up and need cleaning, not often, but my inline reactors have been running for 3+ years and I haven't needed to do one iota of maintenance.
I use inline reactors. Some of my more serious counterparts have started using inline pumps with a needle wheel impeller for great results. I want something that will dissolve the CO2 completely and then distribute that CO2 saturated water all over the tank.
I don't like diffusers because you still loose a great deal of CO2, its a passive system, and they're delicate and the ceramic gets gunked up and need cleaning, not often, but my inline reactors have been running for 3+ years and I haven't needed to do one iota of maintenance.
I use inline reactors. Some of my more serious counterparts have started using inline pumps with a needle wheel impeller for great results. I want something that will dissolve the CO2 completely and then distribute that CO2 saturated water all over the tank.
