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20 GALLON DIY CO2 TANK

Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by MIKEJ0226, Feb 12, 2009.

  1. MIKEJ0226

    MIKEJ0226 Thread Starter New Member

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    ai172.photobucket.com_albums_w11_MIKEJ0226_004_3.jpg
     
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    Nice. What do you have in there ?
     
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    MIKEJ0226 Thread Starter New Member

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    I have a breeding trio of albino bushy nose plecos, pygmy cories and ottos. The plants are red tiger lotus, crypt wendtii, java moss, christmas moss, flame moss, sunset hygro, skinny vals and some hair grass. There is more but I have since forgotten the names. We have a great planted forum here in AZ if you are interested in it let me know.
     
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    Your Ottos breed ? Are the spawnings successful ?
     
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    Sorry ishould have worded it better. Just the plecos are breeding.
     
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    Oh okay. :D
     
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    diy co2 as in the bottle mines ph swing are to great how do i not make it swing do you know thanks
     
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    2 cups sugar 1 packet yeast and 1 tbsp baking soda. It actually lasts for about 2 months. I use it connected to one of the small power heads to bust up the bubbles.
     
    MIKEJ0226, Feb 13, 2009
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    haha thx but thats what i do but i mean i get huge ph swings like it goes to 6.0
     
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    You may need to buffer your water a bit to raise the KH - low KH contributes to pH swings - it stabilizes pH.

    Or, if your plants are thriving and your fish are not gasping or stressed, I'd not worry about it, honestly. My motto is, "treat the tank not the test kit."

    MikeJ your tank is lovely- very natural looking and aesthetic!
     
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    very nice looking tank! I have bushy plecos also and can't wait until their old enough to start breeding :)
    Do you have any caves in there for them to breed or just all plants?
    (thought I might have caught a coconut shell with moss grown on it in the front right)
     
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    There is a cave in there, it is hidden in the back of the tank where you can't see it. It is made of clay. Try playing some Barry White to get them to breed. lol.
     
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    Does your DIY mixture really last you 2 months? Or was that a typo
     
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    I want my tank to look like yours. i love all the plants. they are so pretty.
     
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    It really does last 2 months. Let me know if you need the recipe.
     
    MIKEJ0226, Mar 14, 2009
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    pm me recipie lol
     
    stevenrox, Mar 14, 2009
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    Looking very nice, very jealous! could you do a step by step for us on the DIY CO2 system you have, i'd like a go some time. :p.

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    Learning is careing....
     
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    Nice! Healthy looking plants there :D
     
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    really nice tank there bud
     
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    wow! I use a small DIY type CO2 device by jungle labs with small tablets that are like alka seltzer. I use a tablet daily which is expensive...
    I'd much rather do something similar to yours (I'm sure its way cheaper!!!)

    Your lotus looks really good and I envy it very much!
     
    brandeeno, Apr 10, 2009
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