DIY Presurized CO2 start

I will empty it now Marius. I'm away at the moment so bear with me. I will respond asap...

 

No hurry thanks @Hawk

 

I need a valve gate, i have a lift to capetown wednesday, where can i find it?

 

Brand new bottle with gate valve is on its way from Cape Town, got a new 2kg with gate valve full for 350, delivery is 100. Great price from novamarine

 

Glad you came right...

 

Thanks for all the Help @Hawk and everyone, bottle will arrive tomorrow and the co2 kit by Fryday I do hope. Maybe I should start it up, I don't know when oneday ill get ada so it might be a while. I will start dosing ei tomorrow, I still need some hardscape. :weird: super excited............. Okey now more questions .... Once it starts, with how many bubbles per second should I start with? Also, when the co2 is activated, what will change in the tank like PH and everything that might change, should I be concerned?

 

2-4bps. Get a co2 drop checker and aim for green. Blue = Not enough co2, yellow = too much co2. Your ph will drop so you can add coral to your filter to help buffer it if you need to. What are your water parameters?.

 

All i know standard is PH 7.6 -7.8 , havnt tested in a long time. What should be tested? i can try sending a sample to george, our lps i dont think knows about amonia and stuff

 

Check your KH - Carbonate Hardness - If it's low like here in Cape Town you will need to buffer your water against PH drop. Coral works to raise both KH and GH (general hardness).

 

Okey so my co2 indicater(checker) .. Water tested
PH 7.6 - 7.8
KH 4 drops , looks like 2,24
GH 5 drops , looks like 5,6

What does the x10 after kh stands for aswell as x20 for gh

 

Just got my co2 checker. Also, will this coral work? Also @Hawk how does the water look?

 

The first reading is probably degrees general/carbonate hardness and the number you get after multiplying by the factor is probably ppm? Doesn't it say on the test kit?

 

was tested in George, also says after that KH - 40 GH - 100 , is this the reading?

 

Your water is soft with a low buffer but nothing to stress about. Add some of the coral to your filter and keep your drop checker in the green. Try to automate an air stone at night to drive off your excess co2.

 

OKey, so only put an airstone in and use at night, if i forget to use airstone during night, co2 off, what could hapen, will this then change the water?

 

I am currently not airating my tank at night but it is advised. What happens is that when your lights go out your plants begin to use oxygen and release co2 so your co2 levels will go up and your oxygen will start to deplete.

 

Oh, yes i remember learning that, forgot all about it. Okey ill start using airstone and test it as i get better at it. My co2 bottle just arived , thanks to novamarine . Also still searching on rock and wood, also scaping ideas, awaiting a reply on apsa for my ada amazonia. Super excited

 

What is the small head on the last pic?

 

I will not advise you to aerate your tank with a airstone at night.
This will cause BBA, as the co2 will be fluctuating to much.

 

Okey, good too know, i will just have too keep an eye on the co2 indicater. They said i get the kit Fryday or latest monday