Richard
Member
Hi guys,
I started using pressurised co2 on 23rd January this year,I've never done this before so I was not to sure what to expect.
Well all went well regarding the setting up etc and everything looks very neat and professional in my Rio 125 cabinet.
There are a few things that I'm not too sure about,for starters the diffusor throws out lovely minute bubbles,almost a mist really,and they go into the current of my spraybar which further distributes them to all the corners of the tank,trouble is they seem to stay in suspension for a very long time spoiling the appearance of the tank,is this normal?
Now another thing,my wife has a Betta Splendens,lovely fish,her pride and joy,but once the co2 has been on for an hour or so he starts acting funny,laying on the bottom or behind my spraybar,haven't seen any other fish acting weird yet but life wouldn't be worth living if something happened to her Betta.
The bubble counter is showing 2bps and the drop checker is green,PH 7.6.
So am I worrying unduly or is there something that doesn't sound right,I know the PH is a bit high and the water round here is very hard,even the tap water comes out at 40ppm Nitrate.
Really not sure if I'm going to benefit from co2 supplementation or not.
I started using pressurised co2 on 23rd January this year,I've never done this before so I was not to sure what to expect.
Well all went well regarding the setting up etc and everything looks very neat and professional in my Rio 125 cabinet.
There are a few things that I'm not too sure about,for starters the diffusor throws out lovely minute bubbles,almost a mist really,and they go into the current of my spraybar which further distributes them to all the corners of the tank,trouble is they seem to stay in suspension for a very long time spoiling the appearance of the tank,is this normal?
Now another thing,my wife has a Betta Splendens,lovely fish,her pride and joy,but once the co2 has been on for an hour or so he starts acting funny,laying on the bottom or behind my spraybar,haven't seen any other fish acting weird yet but life wouldn't be worth living if something happened to her Betta.
The bubble counter is showing 2bps and the drop checker is green,PH 7.6.
So am I worrying unduly or is there something that doesn't sound right,I know the PH is a bit high and the water round here is very hard,even the tap water comes out at 40ppm Nitrate.
Really not sure if I'm going to benefit from co2 supplementation or not.