CO2 Disaster!

[R_sustaita]

Just plain wow! Thank you man. I will set that sucker up today. Still thinking what to add to the tank.

Thanks for all the usefully info

[eklikewhoa]

R_neverreadstheadvicegiven.

[R_sustaita]

R_neverreadstheadvicegiven.

i did read the advice, i had never read that he had the same problem. now that he explain in great detail i know what went wrong and how to fix it. i am really glad he took his time to explain to us how the needle valve works and how it would had prevented all the fish in that tank from their death.

[eklikewhoa]

The best lessons learned are those that derive from fatalities

[R_sustaita]

The best lessons learned are those that derive from fatalities

yes, indeed. that same night i had bought 2 plecos from Mike and i was going to place them in that tank, but thankfully i changed my mind and place them on the main tank and they are good.

[eklikewhoa]

It would probably been a better idea to have them die too... it would have definitely make you think to double check whatever info twice before jumping in.

[Totenkampf]

lol, iono the plecos might have made it....its pretty hard to kill those things unless you leave your hillbilly cousin and a bag of corn meal alone in the house with em

[R_sustaita]

Lol. Yeah those tend to have 9 lives too.

[troy tucker]

It would have killed them too. that much CO2 in a small tank they would be goners.

[myjohnson]

Paintball bottle hook up to a red sea regulator, using paintball adapter

well it was a 9oz paintball bottle. it was my 1st trial and i learn quiet alot on it. today will set it up everything. needle valve, solenoid, and again the 9oz tank. i have another 20oz tank and a regular 15lbs tank.

Even completely installed...this system will still be subject to a higher than acceptable rate of failure.

[Totenkampf]

I assume that you have had a bad experience with the Red Sea setup? I havent liked anything from them in a long time, with the exception of that 130D all in one cadillac aquarium that they sell.

[Raul]

I had similar tank dump a month ago when I was running the a secondary NV inline (now it is not ) but it was related to a leak, but the secondary NV reduced the amount of CO2 dumped to the tank, still the drop checker was yellow but no loss but it was close enough.

Make sure you have a good NV that can't stand pressure of a dump, in this case I know you had it open but not sure what NV it is.

[R_sustaita]

Raul it is the Red Sea NV. i got the full kit, it was used. the kit was bought less than 2 yrs ago and the tank was filled once. it hadnt been used for about a year. i havent used it again. i am checking all the equipment really good right now. i am scare to lose more fish that way.

[troy tucker]

R. in a planted tank that small. You may try using liquid co2.

[myjohnson]

+1....it's a low light tank too.