Lighting question for 30 gallon Planted tank

[rockhoe14er]

Definitely investing in a solenoid for a pressurized unit, it would be a total fail to have happy plants with a bunch of floating gassed fish, haha

will do, should I get a drop checker for the DIY unit or it's not necessary until a pressurized unit?

I would get a drop checker ASAP. It will give you a good way to see how much co2 is in your tank.

Another diffuser method that's pretty easy is the mist method. It is very efficient way to get the co2 to mix with the water. You place your co2 tub in the intake of a powerhead and this chops up the bubbles really tinny and they fly around the tank.

 

[sundragon]

I would get a drop checker ASAP. It will give you a good way to see how much co2 is in your tank.

Another diffuser method that's pretty easy is the mist method. It is very efficient way to get the co2 to mix with the water. You place your co2 tub in the intake of a powerhead and this chops up the bubbles really tinny and they fly around the tank.

Cool, Is a reactor really necessary for a pressurized system or can you just run the line through a powerhead?

 

[jasonG75]

Also make sure you get a drop checker.

On top of just getting a drop checker also get yourself some true 4Dkh solution. Most drop checkers instruct you to fill with tank water..this is not acurate (thanks to Coach pointing that out to me) you can get it here
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-dKH-Reference...770?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35adbf5b2a


I recieved mine about 3 weeks ago. Now I want one of those Fancy drop checkers http://www.greenleafaquariums.com/co2-drop-checkers.html


I love this site

 

[rockhoe14er]

On top of just getting a drop checker also get yourself some true 4Dkh solution. Most drop checkers instruct you to fill with tank water..this is not acurate (thanks to Coach pointing that out to me) you can get it here
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-dKH-Reference...770?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35adbf5b2a


I recieved mine about 3 weeks ago. Now I want one of those Fancy drop checkers http://www.greenleafaquariums.com/co2-drop-checkers.html


I love this site

Yeah this is a good idea. You can find nice glass drop checkers on ebay for like 8 dollars but you have to wait about two-three weeks.

 

[jasonG75]

Yeah this is a good idea. You can find nice glass drop checkers on ebay for like 8 dollars but you have to wait about two-three weeks.

I got 2 for 3.99 + 2.99 shipping from China

 

[rockhoe14er]

I got 2 for 3.99 + 2.99 shipping from China

HAHA me too.

 

[sundragon]

On top of just getting a drop checker also get yourself some true 4Dkh solution. Most drop checkers instruct you to fill with tank water..this is not acurate (thanks to Coach pointing that out to me) you can get it here
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-dKH-Reference...770?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35adbf5b2a


I recieved mine about 3 weeks ago. Now I want one of those Fancy drop checkers http://www.greenleafaquariums.com/co2-drop-checkers.html


I love this site

They are a cool site. Enjoyed this: http://www.greenleafaquariums.com/co2-systems.html and Barr's site has so much information, I get a headache every time I visit.

I have found this site pretty amazing: http://www.thegreenmachineonline.com/

and these guys for the beautiful tanks:

http://www.adana-usa.com/

 

[sundragon]

Regulator

so a little browsing on CL shows this: http://smd.craigslist.org/for/2042413437.html

I wonder if this is a good regulator and how much would I save getting it for ~$50? I would still need to piece together the rest of the system.

 

[sundragon]

I caved

I ordered the 65w CF light, I will now definitely get CO2... It's like being married to the tank, it keeps suckin' the money out of you

 

[Left C]

... and these guys for the beautiful tanks:

http://www.adana-usa.com/

Aquarium Design Group is the other US ADA distributor. They have some very nice tanks too: http://www.aquariumdesigngroup.com/