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Old 05-30-2004, 08:24 PM   #6 (permalink)
corigan
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Originally Posted by Shay
So, I've nixed the ladder idea and have moved onto the reactor. Which raised a lot of new questions. I could not find an adequate submersible pump at my local lfs. I'm wondering now if I can use a submerisible filter and force water flow into the top of a gravel vac to force the co2 to dissolve or does it have to be air?

Thanks again.
Don't get me wrong shay, like I stated above, the ladder is about the best passive diffuser out there. It does work. I have had good results running two 2 liters on a ladder and not had the problem mentioned above (I always had about as good of dissolution as possible with the ladder).

As for the submersible filter, I wouldn't see where it wouldn't work. Really all you are wanting is a good flow of water to churn the bubbles around in the gravel vac. As long as the filter gives you a good output into the gravel vac I think it should work.

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