no problem. my plants have been been growing like crazy. I've set my tank up for two hours of light and c02 per day. I tried to stock with some fast growing plants like ugly hornwort to out compete the algae. so far so good. Berg On Nov 15, 2007 7:55 AM, Shango Los <Shango@shangolos.com> wrote: > Thanks for sharing these co2 pages, Berg. They are spot on. There is a > lot > more to learn than I expected. Good thing I didn't accidentally kill all > my > stock. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com > [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Berg > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 10:33 AM > To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] CO2 Magic > > Hey Shango, > > I just set up my c02 tank last week. I think these pages may be pretty > beneficial to you: > > http://www.rexgrigg.com/co2.htm specifically Rex's chart here: > http://www.rexgrigg.com/co2.pdf is what I have been using to figure out my > c02 dosage. > > These links were also pretty useful: > > http://atlas.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm<http://atlas.csd.net/%7Ecgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm> > > http://atlas.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_newtank.htm<http://atlas.csd.net/%7Ecgadd/aqua/art_plant_newtank.htm> > This page discusses > setting your c02 to 30ppm for a few weeks to give the plants a head start > and the dropping down to 15ppm a few days before adding livestock. > > Good luck... I'm new to the c02 setup my self. > Berg > > > > On 11/5/07, Shango Los <Shango@shangolos.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello Friends, > > > > > > > > I have my new super cool CO2 tank all set up and have two questions. > > > > > > > > 1. I have a 5lb tank of CO2 going through a regulator and then > out > > to > > a vortex reactor in the tank. The tank is 29 gallons. The regulator is > > set > > to 10.5 PSI and I am getting a bubble about every 4 seconds. Does any > of > > that rings bells for you? > > > > 2. Is there a way to add too much CO2? How do I know? > > > > Thanks > > > > Shango > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > GSAS-Member mailing list > > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member