[PRESTON4479]

If your are using a true 4dkh solution then there is no need to add water to it. Just fill the drop checker with it.

 

[Guest]

I have something close to this going on. I am using the 4kh with my drop checker. The drop checker color is always really light yellow. Even in the morning when I wake up it is still yellow. I can't figure out what's going on.

Is it possible that I have THAT much co2 in my tank that it doesn't even all get out at night?

 

[ccattie]

What I meant was they said the "fluid" needed to be atleast 5KH. I guess I want to know what others with the redsea kit are doing. Even at 1bps my kit is full yellow.
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If your are using a true 4dkh solution then there is no need to add water to it. Just fill the drop checker with it.

 

[jaidexl]

I have something close to this going on. I am using the 4kh with my drop checker. The drop checker color is always really light yellow. Even in the morning when I wake up it is still yellow. I can't figure out what's going on.

Is it possible that I have THAT much co2 in my tank that it doesn't even all get out at night?

That could be an indication of a leak allowing tank water to pressure it's way in, especially when it turns sort of clear and stays that way constantly. Is it an acrylic checker with welded edges, a glass bell, or one of those mass marketed plastic doohikees?

 

[Guest]

If you look at my profile you should be able to tell - but it is a little plastic thing with holes in it, that a cover goes over.

 

[jaidexl]

Hmm, I don't think I'm familiar with that one, but it looks like it has seams on it. If it has seams then it can leak. I have no real way of pressure testing them or suggesting how to without blowing yours apart, best I could do with mine was refill it a few more times. Consistently, it worked normally for a few days then slowly started to go yellow then almost clear, with no corresponding change in bps or pH. So, I'm pretty sure mine is taking in tank water. It's a welded acrylic that's been jerked around quite a few times.

The only other way to know for sure is try the same liquid in a different DC. I'm going to try one of the cheap glass bells on ebay, next, if some superglue doesn't fix the one I have.

 

[Guest]

Yah I guess I'll do that also.

Do the glass ones seem to be more accurate then the plastic ones?

Or do the all work pretty much the same way?

 

[jaidexl]

It's all in the standard (liquid). The rest is just a container with a hole. I can bet any knock off type glass product you get off ebay will smash into pieces if you look at it funny, but won't leak until then.

You just have to be extremely careful with the glass diffusers etc, when you're pushing the suction cups on or pulling them off. Pushing on any part of the glass usually snaps it quick. I try to make a habit of prying the cups off with a toothpick. Pushing them down without forcing the glass can always be tricky. A lot of people lose the glass plug that the cup connects to.