Hey guys. Quick question.
do you all think that too high a flow rate will affect the effectiveness of a CO2 reactor?
i have a Eheim 2217 directly hooked up to a CO2 reactor. Water seems to be going back and forth into the tube that the CO2 comes out from. Bubble counter is going at 1bps. Pressure should be pretty high already.
Cheers,
JJ
Depending on the Co2 reactor specification, they usually have a recommended flow rate range listed on the box or instructions. If the flow rate is greater than the recommended range, then the reactor may not work as efficiently as it should (ie. the stronger flow may push out the Co2 bubbles before they can fully dissolve). Reactors which are designed for higher flow filters usually have a longer chamber for prolonged mixing of the Co2.Originally Posted by jiajuen900
When your Co2 injection is on, you should see the water in the Co2 tubing (that connects to the reactor) slowly get pushed back as it fills with gas, then stay free of water as long as the Co2 is being injected. Only when the Co2 injection is off, then water will slowly fill back the tubing again as the gas is used up.
If you see water still flowing back into the tubing when the Co2 injection is on, then that may indicate a loss of gas pressure... in that case, better check if there are leaks in any of the connections or from the bubble counter.
Nice work.
nice job, hope you get a nice thicket of Rotala at the back after 3-4 rounds of trimming. systems seems good. I think it's not a bad idea to keep the branch wood as it is, no need for moss to keep a nice clean look. after awhile a little algae growth will "naturalize" them. however I would be wary of the anubias spreading long aquatic roots out, might get unsightly and have to trim every now and then. but simple enough
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thanks!nice job, hope you get a nice thicket of Rotala at the back after 3-4 rounds of trimming. systems seems good. I think it's not a bad idea to keep the branch wood as it is, no need for moss to keep a nice clean look. after awhile a little algae growth will "naturalize" them. however I would be wary of the anubias spreading long aquatic roots out, might get unsightly and have to trim every now and then. but simple enough
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Regarding rotala, for a nice thick bush. Ideally, where should I trim? Near the base of the plant or at the tops.
I agree with you. i like the branches the way they are and I think they will look just amazing with a bit of algae
Plus I dont enjoy dealing with moss. The moss trimmings always seem to end up everywhere and grow all over the place.
Cheers,
JJ
that's exactly what's happening to me! my mini Christmas moss is creeping everywhere from the few strands that I tied on to. arghthanks!
Regarding rotala, for a nice thick bush. Ideally, where should I trim? Near the base of the plant or at the tops.
I agree with you. i like the branches the way they are and I think they will look just amazing with a bit of algae
Plus I dont enjoy dealing with moss. The moss trimmings always seem to end up everywhere and grow all over the place.
for trimming rotala I don't think it really matters. maybe if you trim near the top it will regrow/sprout faster because that's the section of the plant that's in the growth phase. but trimming mid stem is fine too. the plant will still regenerate roots/stem and leaves from where it's cut. maybe slower that's all. IF IM WRONG SOMEONE CORRECT ME.
I think it's more "impt" to trim right above a leaf-pair. that way, you don't get a ugly bare stem sticking out without leaves at the top, and you also have more stem at the bottom of the cuttings to plant into the substrate. I hope you get what I mean
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I added more plants!
Rotala sp. Vietnam, Limnophila sp. Vietnam, Hemianthus Micranthemoides and some more Rotala sp. Green!
These were planted on day 3!
Here is the day 10 shot (Taken with Iphone, Camera is currently not with me)
Will take a better shot once i have the camera
Day 10:
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Cheers,
JJ
Meanwhile, I've been wondering what to stock the tank with.
Any suggestion for small tight schooling fish?
Other tank mates will possibly include:
Clown Killifish (Epiplatys Annulatus)
Fire Red Shrimp (Neocaridina Heterpoda var. Fire Red)
Otos (Otocinclus sp.)
Zebra Otos (Otocinclus Cocama)
Pygmy Cory (Corydoras Pygmaeus)
Options for a main schooling fish could be
Gold Tetras (Hemigrammus Rodwayi)
I might also try my hand with CRS. I'm not sure if they will interbreed with the Fire Reds. Need to check it out....
Might also throw in a pencil fish or 2 :P
Cheers,
JJ
CRS will not interbreed with fire reds. Tight schooling fishes: you may want to consider rummynose tetra. white cloud mountain minnows are not too bad either in my opinion.
Harlequin rasbora and ember tetra will be great.
I have some to let go cheap,do pm me if u keen.
Green neons! They have a brighter green stripe than the typical neon/Cardinal. but yes your smaller tetra species, Espei, or Boraras, or Danio margarita can all be small communities. just stay away from barbs. I feel that a school of harlequin looks abit too much in a 2ft..
and yes, fire red and crs cannot interbreed. different genus.
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Nice set up
I see. Rummynose tetras are a little large for the tank. I think white cloud minnows are great but they don't seem to shoal very well.
Harlequins also too big. Embers are a option I was thinking of. Will let you know
Green neons sound cool. Any idea which LFS brings them in regularly?
Boraras briggaete and Galaxy rasboras are options but would they be too small?
Thanks!
Cheers,
JJ
Green neon tetras would look good in your tank, they are the right size to match the plants and hardscape, and enhance the perspective of scale.
Boraras Brigittae will also look good too, and they will add a dash of red color to the tank. Since your tank is 60x45x45 dimensions, its got a sizable volume at around 121 liters, so you could stock a shoal of 50-60 small boraras quite comfortably.
Galaxy rasbora (aka CPD) are nice, but they tend to be very shy, so you wouldn't get to see them as much. Unless you stay very still like a statue when observing the tank, otherwise they will spend most of the time hiding amongst the background stem plants.
I fb msged sunpets recently, they said they have green neons stocked (about 2 weeks ago). you can check with them again? other than that, I've seen them in GC and FishyBusiness as well.
B. brigittae are small but again if you're looking for a community they're great. the first time I fell in love with them was when I saw this amazing bright red little guy in a community tank in GC. of course you can have 1 or 2 schools, with a few little guys around, smth like that.
have you seen Espei? Someone here had an amazing 1.5ft tank with espeis. beautiful.
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I saw green neons at FishyBusiness today. Looked great and healthy.
Do Boraras Brigittae school well? I might get a large school of them.
How large do Espei's get?
Cheers,
JJ
great! do you RMB how much they cost there? can pm me the price?
brigittaes school really well. if you are familiar with a certain idol in our forum, he stocked a single school of brigittaes in his "Forest edge" hehe.
espeis get to maybe 2cm?
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Brigittae in my tank does not school at all. Only school when first nought, not schooling anymore after a month or two.
Espei can grow up to 3cm
Yeah, boraras don't really school... they basically shoal around in loose groups and all will hang out/rest in the same place.
Though if you have a good number of them, like 50+ in a tank, then you may see the shoaling effect more often.
When not swimming near the water surface looking for food during feeding time, mine will always head to the same calm shaded spot in the tank and all of them just float there resting, they are so still that i could even do an exact headcount on the fishes easily.
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