New planted tank journal!

[eklikewhoa]

Re: New planted tank journal!

Thanks peoples!

The 6th picture has eriocaulen on the left and E.tenellus on the right.

The polygonum is stuffed in the far back behind the fern bush.

[sproett]

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All I can say is...BEAUTIFUL!

[eklikewhoa]

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Thanks sproett!

[Mzungu]

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Oh, okay, thanks. I guess I've just never seen red E. tenellus before! Very nice.

[eklikewhoa]

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True E.tenellus gets red/bronze with high light but most LFS sell a different sp. of Echinodorus as E.tenellus.

[Darbex]

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What do you need to pump CO2 into a tank? And how much does it cost?

[eklikewhoa]

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To run co2 you need to first figure out which way is more logical.

Bigger tank...30g+

Co2 Tank
regulator,needle valve
hoses....I like the clippard poly hose from the reg. to the check valve then silicone
check valve
co2 reactor
co2 drop checker (measures co2 in water column)


Smaller tank...30g-

Co2 Tank
regulator, needle valve
hoses(silicone/poly)
check valve
Co2 diffuser
Bubble counter
co2 drop checker


In a bigger tank the co2 diffuser which I use would be less logical/productive since there is too much "ground" to cover. So in this case a reactor which is basically a oversized pipe that goes in the path of your filters output will be used to inject co2, co2 will be released into the tube and the turbulence/force from the filter will dissolve the co2 before getting into the tank.

With smaller tanks you can get away with using a diffuser which is just a ceramic plate that the co2 is force through and when that happen the bubbles come out in super tiny bits which are easier to dissolve into the water column. This route will put tons of tiny little bubbles flowing through your tank but IMO it looks cool and the diffusers are nice looking.

The absolute best regulator IME is the one from
http://rexgrigg.com/  check him out, he has lots of good stuff for sale and his site also is a wealth of info.

[Darbex]

Re: New planted tank journal!

We have a 42G tank how much about would all of that cost?

[eklikewhoa]

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Probably around $300...check out the site I linked you to... also the tank can be bought locally or through

http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/tanks/co2.shtml