How to dose CO2 following a dry start?

[Iwagumi_Scaper]

Hi all,

In the next week or two I am going to be flooding my 25L tank following a dry start of Monte Carlo that has been growing for a couple of months now. I've heard that it's best to pump a fair bit of co2 in initially, to help the plant overcome the sudden change in available co2. Now I don't want to be burning through my co2 TOO much so I'm wondering if there's any recommended amount or a calculation I can do for this size tank? Should I just go based on the drop checker? Let it turn yellow for a while, then gradually reduce BPS until it turns green?

Many thanks

 

[ian_m]

Let it turn yellow for a while, then gradually reduce BPS until it turns green?

Yes doing this way will be fine, yellow drop checker is a good start. A lot of people often melt away all their dry start plants due to very poor CO2 levels and distribution once flooded.

 

[Iwagumi_Scaper]

Yes doing this way will be fine, yellow drop checker is a good start. A lot of people often melt away all their dry start plants due to very poor CO2 levels and distribution once flooded.

Thanks Ian

 

[Zeus.]

Yep lots of CO2 and work on your pH profile to get the pH drop your after before lights on and stable till CO2 off