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Im currently running Co2 in my 180 gal. tank. my co2 tank is 20 gal and it only lasted a little over 3 months! That doesnt seem right from what ive read on this and other sites.
I have an ADA drop checker its consistantly reading VERY close to perfect! BUT, i have to run my Co2 connected to a PH monitor 24/7. Im also Dosing EI plus Flourish and Flourish Iron every other day. My Co2 is injected by my 965gph sump pump. I have a bubble counter with bubbles coming at a CONSTANT rate so high its nearly uncountable. Thats what it takes for me to reach my desired 7.0ph and satisfy the colors on the drop checker.
So here are my conclusions:
1. My lights are on for about 10 hours a day, 4x 96 compact flors. Is that too long of a time period?
2. Injecting Co2 with a 965 gph sump pump. At the bpm rate i run my co2 it comes out as a fine "mist" into the tank pretty much non stop. Do i need to find a better way to inject the co2?
3. The Sump- I have a 25 gal. open sump for a filter plus a fluval FX-5. Is the fatc that sump is open leading to my co2 being gased off during filtration?
Any suggestion would be appreciated. Not only do i think im wasting co2 but the constant mist is unsightly. My plants and fish are all growing well and i'd like to correct my co2 problems!
I have an ADA drop checker its consistantly reading VERY close to perfect! BUT, i have to run my Co2 connected to a PH monitor 24/7. Im also Dosing EI plus Flourish and Flourish Iron every other day. My Co2 is injected by my 965gph sump pump. I have a bubble counter with bubbles coming at a CONSTANT rate so high its nearly uncountable. Thats what it takes for me to reach my desired 7.0ph and satisfy the colors on the drop checker.
So here are my conclusions:
1. My lights are on for about 10 hours a day, 4x 96 compact flors. Is that too long of a time period?
2. Injecting Co2 with a 965 gph sump pump. At the bpm rate i run my co2 it comes out as a fine "mist" into the tank pretty much non stop. Do i need to find a better way to inject the co2?
3. The Sump- I have a 25 gal. open sump for a filter plus a fluval FX-5. Is the fatc that sump is open leading to my co2 being gased off during filtration?
Any suggestion would be appreciated. Not only do i think im wasting co2 but the constant mist is unsightly. My plants and fish are all growing well and i'd like to correct my co2 problems!