I recently aquired a 10 gallon tank and decided im going to try my hand at doing a planted tank. I have already planned on using a yeast for my CO2 production. My main question is how best to incorporate it. First however I am planning on using 2 CF in my hood, not exactly sure on the wattage but prob btw 30-40W. Also going to be running a HOB for circulation.
1. Glass diffuser: I have seen alot of these online and not only are they inexpensive but they look cool too. Big question with these is can I just run a tube from the DIY CO2 to the diffuser? Prob would use a check valve. Is there any need for a bubble counter since I cant change the CO2 output? How good is the diffusion?
2. CO2 Reactor: I have seen a few different DIY reactors and feel confident I could build one. One problem is that I would have to run a dedicated pump which would take up room in a 10g. Upside is I would increase my total H2O volume so the system would be more stable. Is the amount of diffusion better w/ the reactor? Do I run the pump so that it is pushing the water through it or pulling?
3. Run the CO2 into the HOB so it can get chopped up by the propeller blade: Can I drill it into the intake or will this attempt to pull the yeast solution out? Could I drip the bubble just next to the intake in the hope that they get pulled up?
Thanks for any imput
1. Glass diffuser: I have seen alot of these online and not only are they inexpensive but they look cool too. Big question with these is can I just run a tube from the DIY CO2 to the diffuser? Prob would use a check valve. Is there any need for a bubble counter since I cant change the CO2 output? How good is the diffusion?
2. CO2 Reactor: I have seen a few different DIY reactors and feel confident I could build one. One problem is that I would have to run a dedicated pump which would take up room in a 10g. Upside is I would increase my total H2O volume so the system would be more stable. Is the amount of diffusion better w/ the reactor? Do I run the pump so that it is pushing the water through it or pulling?
3. Run the CO2 into the HOB so it can get chopped up by the propeller blade: Can I drill it into the intake or will this attempt to pull the yeast solution out? Could I drip the bubble just next to the intake in the hope that they get pulled up?
Thanks for any imput