CO2 Diffuser & reactor

**vhdl288** · 9th Apr 2009, 22:56

which one is better between CO2 Diffuser & reactor?
Used for 270L tank...

**Shadow** · 9th Apr 2009, 23:03

I vote for reactor

**EddyTing** · 9th Apr 2009, 23:04

Reactor for me,bro....for 2 reasons :
1) Reduce wastage and maximize the CO2 content dissolve in water
2) I dont like too many man-made things in my tank, of course some no choice but minimize it. Would look better.

Cheers

**hann** · 9th Apr 2009, 23:43

I also choose reactor. I started off with a diffuser and changed to an internal reactor. The results from the plants are better with the internal reactor. Moreover, I noticed that the bps of CO2 can be reduced with the internal reactor to get the same result of diffuser.

**essabee** · 10th Apr 2009, 08:42

To get CO2 to dissolve completely using a diffuser is quite hard, and in larger tanks where more CO2 is needed, it becomes nearly impossible, and you have no choice but to have the diffuser inside your tank. With a reactor on the other hand, you can very easily dissolve large amounts of CO2 within very small space and you can have the reactor either inside or outside your tank.

So the choice apparently is made for you but still sometimes in smaller tanks a glass diffuser can add to beauty of the setup.