Christie_ZXR
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Hello everyone
I've decided I'd like to get rid of my bottle of co2-producing smelly stuff! So I'm looking for a nice all-in-one co2 kit for one of my tanks to start off having a go using it, and wondered if anyone had any recommendations on which one to go for? I've never used the pressurised kind before.
I don't trust myself just yet to get a FE right, I have nightmarish visions of smashed tanks and spontanious combustion... So I'd like to go for a relativley inexpensive plug and play type kit and get the hang of that first before I have a go at anything diy, and possibly muck it up!
Tank I want one for is 130L and full of "easy" plants like vallis and hygrophila (sp?) and I like the look of the Fluval 88, probably mainly because it's silver and black and looks flashy! But I'm dubious about the bottles going very far in a tank this size. What do people think of it? Or is there a slightly bigger version made by someone else maybe that would be better? I've seen the TMC aquagro set, but could only find refils for £16, which seemed a bit steep to me considering they may turn out to only last a few weeks or so because of the size of them.
Also spotted a waterplant kit, which says it's refillable, so not sure if that's a better option maybe? More money, but I do wonder if one of the smaller options would turn out to be false economy anyway because of the size of the tank.
Are there any other options I haven't spotted? I don't mind spending around £100 initially, but I'd rather spend closer to £50 if poss!
The Fluval one: http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...a=X&ei=8ck0T66qDoK40QWk5IWhAg&ved=0CF4Q8wIwAw
The TMC one: http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...a=X&ei=Rco0T9KJL8fO0QWZ74WaAg&ved=0CDIQ8wIwAA
The Waterplant one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Co2-Kit-W...8?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item1e69c2e532
Any advice welcome! Cheers guys
I've decided I'd like to get rid of my bottle of co2-producing smelly stuff! So I'm looking for a nice all-in-one co2 kit for one of my tanks to start off having a go using it, and wondered if anyone had any recommendations on which one to go for? I've never used the pressurised kind before.
I don't trust myself just yet to get a FE right, I have nightmarish visions of smashed tanks and spontanious combustion... So I'd like to go for a relativley inexpensive plug and play type kit and get the hang of that first before I have a go at anything diy, and possibly muck it up!
Tank I want one for is 130L and full of "easy" plants like vallis and hygrophila (sp?) and I like the look of the Fluval 88, probably mainly because it's silver and black and looks flashy! But I'm dubious about the bottles going very far in a tank this size. What do people think of it? Or is there a slightly bigger version made by someone else maybe that would be better? I've seen the TMC aquagro set, but could only find refils for £16, which seemed a bit steep to me considering they may turn out to only last a few weeks or so because of the size of them.
Also spotted a waterplant kit, which says it's refillable, so not sure if that's a better option maybe? More money, but I do wonder if one of the smaller options would turn out to be false economy anyway because of the size of the tank.
Are there any other options I haven't spotted? I don't mind spending around £100 initially, but I'd rather spend closer to £50 if poss!
The Fluval one: http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...a=X&ei=8ck0T66qDoK40QWk5IWhAg&ved=0CF4Q8wIwAw
The TMC one: http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...a=X&ei=Rco0T9KJL8fO0QWZ74WaAg&ved=0CDIQ8wIwAA
The Waterplant one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Co2-Kit-W...8?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item1e69c2e532
Any advice welcome! Cheers guys