I am going to take the plunge and do a co2 system. I will be buying a 60 gallon tank and will plant it very heavily. Is a bubble counter absolutely necessary?
Is a bubble counter necessary?
- Thread starter red devil
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well to be honest for ether pressurized or DIY it's not needed but my god does it help with pressurized. so not needed but really helpful to have
yes and no...it helps you regulate your co2 rate. but IMHO a drop checker is the best way to monitor your co2. what it does is take water with a certan hardness (4dkh) and a ph reagent and monitors the PH in the tank which has a relation to the co2 levels in the tank.
long story short, your drop checker should be green and the bubble rate doesnt really matter.
-chrs
long story short, your drop checker should be green and the bubble rate doesnt really matter.
-chrs
the bubble counter is great because without you have NO idea how much CO2 you're putting into your tank. Yes, you absolutely should be using a drop checker. But with the drop checker, there's a lag because the co2 has to off gas into it before it starts giving you a reading. without having any idea the speed your putting in your CO2, you could potentially do a LOT of damage before you realize your drop checker reading.
I don't use one, but I can see my CO2 diffuser in the tank, so I can make adjustments and visualize differences in the stream of tiny bubbles.