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    Riccia not having oxygen bubbles

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    Hi My tank is setup 2 ft by 1 ft by 11/2 ft and i have like a whole lot of riccia on the bottom. the problem is that theres like no oxygen bubbles. is it cos theres not enought CO2? my CO2 is like 1 bubble every 2 secs. Lighting is 1X 32w.

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    CO2

    Check you PH and KH value. Might be CO2 insufficient.
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    If your tank is 1.5ft high, the 32W looks insufficient for the riccia at the bottom. It works out to be about 1.5W/g. Try to get close to 3W/g. Try to tie some Riccia on some driftwood so it is nearer to the light. See if they bubble. If so that means you need more light to reach the bottom.

    Other than that, if your fishload is high, there may be less bubbling.
    koah fong
    Juggler's tanks

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    Lots of light!

    2ft tank, I have 2W/g and my Riccia's pearling. As for CO2, I use DIY with a flipper, 1 bubble per 3-5 second. Efficiency is important. I aligned my flipper and optimised the filter outlet water flow so the top bubbles are very small compared to the bottom ones = high dissolving rate.
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