Hi all,
This could have also gone in the filter section as well so tossed a coin and posted it in here
I've struggled for some time with getting decent CO2 distribution and plant growth but having moved house and broke my old T8 lumaire in the move, I've done a bit of upgrading. Now its time to cure my issues once and for all.
I've set up the tank which is an old 180L Juwel (1 meter long) and its filtered by an Eheim Pro e3 2078 which is rated at 1850LPH. I've connect it up to the computer however and it says I'm getting about 900LPH. I've also got a Koralia 2800 as well which I have previously used. to boost the flow. I have pressureised CO2 with a bazooka atomizer under the inflow of the filter.
So, I set up the tank and switched on filter without a spray bar. I then attached the spray bar but it looked as thought it reduced the flow around the tank. Flow was still showing as the 900PLH so i can see that the actual throughput was around the same although i don't expect this to be 100% accurate.
Below is a picture of the tank with my start up plants in. I've got to put the Koralia in the tank (awaiting a spare part) but I don't know what would be the best configuration. Should I go without the spray bar and point the filter outlet and the Koralia in the same direction or should I use the spray bar? If so, where should I put the Koralia?
As a side note, the CO2 has been on for around an hour and a half but the drop checker is still a pretty dark green.
Tank by Lee Parsons, on Flickr
This could have also gone in the filter section as well so tossed a coin and posted it in here
I've struggled for some time with getting decent CO2 distribution and plant growth but having moved house and broke my old T8 lumaire in the move, I've done a bit of upgrading. Now its time to cure my issues once and for all.
I've set up the tank which is an old 180L Juwel (1 meter long) and its filtered by an Eheim Pro e3 2078 which is rated at 1850LPH. I've connect it up to the computer however and it says I'm getting about 900LPH. I've also got a Koralia 2800 as well which I have previously used. to boost the flow. I have pressureised CO2 with a bazooka atomizer under the inflow of the filter.
So, I set up the tank and switched on filter without a spray bar. I then attached the spray bar but it looked as thought it reduced the flow around the tank. Flow was still showing as the 900PLH so i can see that the actual throughput was around the same although i don't expect this to be 100% accurate.
Below is a picture of the tank with my start up plants in. I've got to put the Koralia in the tank (awaiting a spare part) but I don't know what would be the best configuration. Should I go without the spray bar and point the filter outlet and the Koralia in the same direction or should I use the spray bar? If so, where should I put the Koralia?
As a side note, the CO2 has been on for around an hour and a half but the drop checker is still a pretty dark green.
Tank by Lee Parsons, on Flickr