But please pay attention to water pressure.
Its very interesting to note that the member here are very quiet on this post.
I would very much appreciate if other fellow members who have had experience with this reactor share their input.
I bought one. It lasted a few months until I had to clean it when the co2 nipple snapped off with the smallest of ease. I'd heard on the grapevine that the sera unit might not be made of co2 proof plastic thus the thinnest piece at the co2 junction was prone to becoming brittle. I binned mine in favour of an UPIts very interesting to note that the member here are very quiet on this post.
I would very much appreciate if other fellow members who have had experience with this reactor share their input.
I bought one. It lasted a few months until I had to clean it when the co2 nipple snapped off with the smallest of ease. I'd heard on the grapevine that the sera unit might not be made of co2 proof plastic thus the thinnest piece at the co2 junction was prone to becoming brittle. I binned mine in favour of an UP
I would say the workaround would be to attach a small section of co2 tube (4 inches?) to the nipple then leave it there. Further down the line put a non return valve in and you can remove the tubing at the non return valve junction for cleaning therefore not risking snapping the nipple.this gets worse and worse
Oh really. The grapevine........hummmmmI'd heard on the grapevine that the sera unit might not be made of co2 proof plastic thus the thinnest piece at the co2 junction was prone to becoming brittle.
I would say the workaround would be to attach a small section of co2 tube (4 inches?) to the nipple then leave it there. Further down the line put a non return valve in and you can remove the tubing at the non return valve junction for cleaning therefore not risking snapping the nipple.
You see the main disadvantage of using an inline diffuser, is that the ceramic tube will get clogged up soon or later. It does not matter who the manufacturer is or what material is used for housing. As my tank is heavily planted ( aka Amazon look), it got clogged up once a month. Usually one would not be able to detect the very slow reduction in number of bubbles due to the clogged pores. Its only when the plants start showing symptoms of Co2 deficiency in the tank, do we realize it.CO2Art are creating a more robust (metal maybe) casing for the UP ceramic but they are not ready yet
Fantastic job. Can't wait for their reply.I have emailed sera in Germany and await a reply from them
Tnx for that, im thinking the eheim 600 what do you think? 600 l/h next jumps up to 1200 l/h!
Are you referring to the 600 external canister filter?
Don't rush into the purchase. Use what you have now and then you can decide if you need to upgrade.
Are you think of having the pump inside or outside the tank?
Will do. Still waiting to hear back from Sera. Still humming and haring whether to get the extra pump for more flow. I think I would T the output to my canister filter so I only have to use one spray bar but still not sure whether the 600 or 1200 l/h pump. Thinking about it I think the 1200 will be serious over kill. So the real question is can the sera 1000 run on a 600 l/h pump? Its only 100l/h away from the minimum and the pump is a dedicated one... This will give me the 10 X magical flow rate as well I think I've talked myself into it lol! Time to go shopping!