Hey, y'all. I am sure many of you know of connecting one of these Hagen filters to your DIY CO2 kits in order to disperse the CO2 into the tank more effectively. That sounds like a great idea.
However, I just received my Tom's Dive Filters for 10 gallon tanks. I bought them per another member's recommendation. I was not sure how they looked but so far I am really liking how they work. They are super silent and creating a nice flow and movement within the tank. The plants are swaying softly. I know they like some movement.
So the filters have a sub-exhaust outlet that you can have float up in the air and it pulls outside air into the water to aerate it. Of course, this would defeat the goal of supplementing with CO2. But I was wondering if I could connect it to a CO2 source like one of those Hagen filters. I would have to create a "T" line from the exhaust connection under the waterline in order to allow water to flow from inside the tank and not "siphon" my DIY CO2 canisters. So one end of the "T" line I create connects from CO2 canister to the "T" line, and from there one of the tubes will simply be underwater drawing water in from the tank. The other connection will connect to the filter and push the CO2 out. Or at least that is what I am thinking will happen. If I were to use 2 liter plastic bottles, wouldn't the CO2 produced inside the 2 liter bottle work well? It is not a very strong pull. At this point I can put my finger over the exhaust to stop the aeration and it is not a strong siphon or suctioning effect.
But I thought a better approach would be to create some sort of exhaust under the waterline in order to take the pressure off of the 2 liter bottles. This way the CO2 will be allowed to flow at its own pace while the water from the filter pushes it out.
What do you all think of this? If this would work this would save me a little money on buying additional Hagen filters.
Here is an image so that you all can see what it looks like:
Thanks for reading, comments appreciated. :icon_cool
Adrien
However, I just received my Tom's Dive Filters for 10 gallon tanks. I bought them per another member's recommendation. I was not sure how they looked but so far I am really liking how they work. They are super silent and creating a nice flow and movement within the tank. The plants are swaying softly. I know they like some movement.
So the filters have a sub-exhaust outlet that you can have float up in the air and it pulls outside air into the water to aerate it. Of course, this would defeat the goal of supplementing with CO2. But I was wondering if I could connect it to a CO2 source like one of those Hagen filters. I would have to create a "T" line from the exhaust connection under the waterline in order to allow water to flow from inside the tank and not "siphon" my DIY CO2 canisters. So one end of the "T" line I create connects from CO2 canister to the "T" line, and from there one of the tubes will simply be underwater drawing water in from the tank. The other connection will connect to the filter and push the CO2 out. Or at least that is what I am thinking will happen. If I were to use 2 liter plastic bottles, wouldn't the CO2 produced inside the 2 liter bottle work well? It is not a very strong pull. At this point I can put my finger over the exhaust to stop the aeration and it is not a strong siphon or suctioning effect.
But I thought a better approach would be to create some sort of exhaust under the waterline in order to take the pressure off of the 2 liter bottles. This way the CO2 will be allowed to flow at its own pace while the water from the filter pushes it out.
What do you all think of this? If this would work this would save me a little money on buying additional Hagen filters.
Here is an image so that you all can see what it looks like:
Thanks for reading, comments appreciated. :icon_cool
Adrien