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anonapersona · 02-26-2003, 05:20 AM

I am using a hagen system on a 10 gallon with 1.4 wpg, lightly planted, a hagen diffuser with DIY gelatine mix on the 20 gallon with 2 wpg, and a DIY vortex diffuser with DIY gelatine on the 29 gallon with just under 2 wpg. The hagen was actually fine on the 20 galllon, but the gelatine mix lasted so long on the 29 gallon that I started experimenting in earnest on the 20 gallon also.

I was impressed with the Hagen system overall, but the cost was steep for refills. The system is pretty much flawless, but for the size, and the damn snail spawn that gums up the thing. Buying the refills online would have helped the costs a lot, and if the tank was in a spot where looks mattered, like an office, it would certainly be the way to go.

I keep experimenting with different mixes in the hagen bottle but I can't get one to work as well as theirs. I haven't yet tried the gelatine mix there.

02-26-2003, 05:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
anonapersona Moderator (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,614	I am using a hagen system on a 10 gallon with 1.4 wpg, lightly planted, a hagen diffuser with DIY gelatine mix on the 20 gallon with 2 wpg, and a DIY vortex diffuser with DIY gelatine on the 29 gallon with just under 2 wpg. The hagen was actually fine on the 20 galllon, but the gelatine mix lasted so long on the 29 gallon that I started experimenting in earnest on the 20 gallon also. I was impressed with the Hagen system overall, but the cost was steep for refills. The system is pretty much flawless, but for the size, and the damn snail spawn that gums up the thing. Buying the refills online would have helped the costs a lot, and if the tank was in a spot where looks mattered, like an office, it would certainly be the way to go. I keep experimenting with different mixes in the hagen bottle but I can't get one to work as well as theirs. I haven't yet tried the gelatine mix there.