so im thinking of buying this item on Dr.Foster and im wondering if it is worth it? i dont have a job so i cant invest in anything better. is this better than nothing? how does it work? need help asap please because im planning to buy it tonight. thanks in advanced!
red sea bio system
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mellowvision
Seafood Lover
mellowvision
Seafood Lover
both can use reg stuff for the co2. i am still fine with the 2 liter bottle. maybe if you just bought the ladder on its own..... but if i was to buy one of those systems it would be the hagen.
My wife got the Red Sea CO2 system for her 30gal tank. The pump is giving us trouble. I worked for about 2 days after we got it but down I have to take it out of the tank to get it to work and it makes noise now. I've read about others having the same troubles. I would recommend just making one out of a 2 liter bottle.
oOo I totally started a thread about my Red Sea CO2 system pump being a pain in the rear. I went around and around with the folks at Red Sea about it and finally got some answers. Mine is back to working and perfectly quiet now. Amazing enough. I still wouldn't recommend buying one though. I really wish I would have went with the Hagen ladder one. Trex have you taken the pump apart to clean it? The black part that the suction cups are attached to is just a cover. That slides off and then there is the part that covers the propeller that pops off so you can clean the propeller. Doing that fixed mine (for now). I'm thinking if you clean that pump every so often it'll be fine. As far as making noise goes, if you wiggle the pump around a bit it will stop. It's the rattling of that black cover that makes the noise (or so I was told). I'll post this on my other thread as well, I know there were other people having the same type of problems.
mellowvision
Seafood Lover
seems like if you really want a pump system, the way to go would be to spend the money on a quality powerhead with venturi input, and make your own co2 canister and gas seperator, and run the co2 line into the venturi. the cheapo red sea pump sounds troublesome.
Yes I have. We have to take it apart about every 2 to 3 days to keep it working. I think I just a cheap pump they use.