Project AA

[Wellydave]

:iag:

+1 but new scape looks good!

[Li@m]

:spop:

[superico]

updates?

[SamH]

Moderate growth, bit of algae due to lack of CO2, shutting down soon.

[Sunbird73]

nooooooo..... why?

What happened to the CO2?

[SamH]

Planning on a bit of a bigger set up around the middle of this year, same filter, more CO2, similar lights, etc.

The CO2 gassed a fair few of my fish so I cut it off and needed the cylinder on my iwagumi. Yet to decide if I will keep this tank with the stock hood on it for a super low tech rig.

[Sunbird73]

buggar. But I look forward to your next project

[camtang]

Good on you for going bigger! Shame your shutting her down however

[Sophia]

I'm surprised it lasted this long :slfg:

[trinox]

Looking Good

[Sunbird73]

so in an effort to learn more about co2 for future reference - why do you think your CO2 gassed your fish? Was it equipment failure or just a too high CO2 rate for the fish? What do you do to avoid/fix this?

[SamH]

I was having issues with getting enough pressure out of the cylinder, I think there was a leak somewhere so I fiddled with the CO2 regulator. I thought it wasn't working so I left home but the valve was fully open. When I returned, the cylinder was pumping out huge amounts of gas into the tank so I shut it off and haven't used it since. Anyways, here's a photo of the tank as it currently stands.

[SamH]

Got a 7kg cylinder today, here's a quick vid with the sort of CO2 I usually pump out without fish.

[Sunbird73]

that is pretty cool

[SamH]

I like to think so! I don't think I could have shelled out $250 for the cylinder if I couldn't see cool stuff like that in action :lol:

[Godly3vil]

Cool video Sam, I just bought a lot of co2 gear last week including an inline diffuser and a Rex Griggs designed reactor, not sure which I will use yet but I do really enjoy seeing the micro bubbles that an inline diffuser creates.

[Sunbird73]

So, the soda stream conversion just not as easy/reliable as a big cylinder? Review? Or did you just get tired of getting refills all the time?

[SamH]

Sodastream just adds another level of complexity. I found that each cylinder was slightly different so I had to add extra O rings to make up for this yet still I got leaks every time. Luckily I have a fair bit of thread tape and determination :lol: Having a big cylinder removes the adaptor part, straight regulator to cylinder making it a hell of a lot easier. Sodastream is cheaper initially when on a budget and certainly a viable option for smaller aquariums, but no way can it ever replace large cylinders for anything much over 60L.

[SamH]

Nearly four months on, growth has been slow. Bit of hair algae and yellow leaves but I've been neglecting this tank so it's to be expected.