Hi all,
New here! but have been reading this site religiously for the last few months as I set up my first planted fish tank. I would just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who contributes to this site as it has been my primary source of both information and inspiration.
I am having a slight issue with my Co2 injection and am unable to get my Co2 Drop checker fluid to turn to anything resembling green. I have double checked the fluid by blowing into the checker which turned it green within a minute. However, when it sits in my tank it remains blue throughout the day.
My set up is a 60L Tetra Aqua Art (why did I chose this tank shape!?!) with an external tetratec ex800. I'm currently using a DIY Co2 citric acid system with an in tank glass diffuser placed directly under the filter intake. I've been steadily increasing the bubble rate and had it at 1.5 BPS yesterday with no visible change in fluid colour.
My spraybar is placed along the back of the tank angled slightly towards the surface so I have a reasonable amount of surface agitation.
Any advice on what I might be doing wrong or how I could improve Co2 injection and distribution would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
(P.S eventually I will upgrade to a FE Co2 system but money is a bit tight at the moment and I have copious amounts of citric acid to use )
All the best
Jack
New here! but have been reading this site religiously for the last few months as I set up my first planted fish tank. I would just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who contributes to this site as it has been my primary source of both information and inspiration.
I am having a slight issue with my Co2 injection and am unable to get my Co2 Drop checker fluid to turn to anything resembling green. I have double checked the fluid by blowing into the checker which turned it green within a minute. However, when it sits in my tank it remains blue throughout the day.
My set up is a 60L Tetra Aqua Art (why did I chose this tank shape!?!) with an external tetratec ex800. I'm currently using a DIY Co2 citric acid system with an in tank glass diffuser placed directly under the filter intake. I've been steadily increasing the bubble rate and had it at 1.5 BPS yesterday with no visible change in fluid colour.
My spraybar is placed along the back of the tank angled slightly towards the surface so I have a reasonable amount of surface agitation.
Any advice on what I might be doing wrong or how I could improve Co2 injection and distribution would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
(P.S eventually I will upgrade to a FE Co2 system but money is a bit tight at the moment and I have copious amounts of citric acid to use )
All the best
Jack