pressurized CO2 question

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vthokie

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Sep 29, 2005
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How much trouble is maintaining a pressurized CO2 setup? Is it a "set it and forget it" situation (once you figure out what works)? Or is it something you have to constantly mess with (besides just regular monitoring)?

I'm considering adding CO2 to my 75g tank, but I'd like to know how much maintenance will be required. My wife and I will be having a baby soon and time will be limited, so I don't want to get into something that I won't have time for.

Thanks!
 
Once it is set up and running properly,it is very easy.Setting one up and getting it running is not hard either.Get a solenoid valve and run that on one timer,then a seperate timer for the lights.Set the valve for one hour before the lights come on,and set them both to turn off at the same time.After you have the needle valve set so the tank is getting the right amount of CO2,all you have to do is make sure the bottle has gas in it.They are well worth the money.And with the total expense of the tank,decorations,plants,stand,fish,etc.....What's another $150
 
The CO2 itself doesn't really require any effort. once you get your dosage dialed in with a drop checker, just check the levels from time to time, make sure everything's good.

what WILL be time consuming, is the amount of plant growth you end up with. Once you add CO2, count on having to trim very frequently. Of course some plants will require more than others.
 
Pressurized co2 is beautifully easy. It truly is a set it and forget it thing. I just switched and I wish I had done it months ago. Go for it and I bet you won't regret it.
 
That's good to hear. Even with CO2 I still plan on a low to medium light tank, so hopefully the growth would not be excessive. Moderate growth is fine with me.

Thanks for the replies!
 
vthokie said:
That's good to hear. Even with CO2 I still plan on a low to medium light tank, so hopefully the growth would not be excessive. Moderate growth is fine with me.

Thanks for the replies!
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Prefect, CO2 with low-medium light will still provide ample growth and again light is always the best way to throttle growth, not CO2.
 
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