My 3ft adventure...

Things are going well here @Deem . I could never get DIY CO2 to work with my DASZ diffuser. So cool that yours works. Could be the brand?

When are you putting in some carpet in?? :wink:

TM

 

Thanks @TankMaster. Im using the ITSA 3-in-1 diffuser. Working like a bomb. Put the second yeast bottle in today, so will see how that goes...

I would like to do a carpet, but cannot find any plants at the petshops and not getting any posted down from Joburg, to expensive for me for now, so will wait till someone goes up that I know lol. Could take awhile...

 

Once you get that drop check green to yellow, let me know and I will get some UG to you.

 

@GOJ Ok great! Got a nice flow of bubbles at the moment. Going to try add a bottle a week...

Also does anyone know... I have a spraybar. Must it be out the water or in. I have it mostly out at the moment for surface agitation and creating air etc but then could that be decreasing my co2 in the tank? So what is best? Thanks

 

You want the spraybar under the water deem, you just want a small ripple at the surface, definitely nothing breaking the surface of the water.

 

Ok cool. Thanks

 

Hows things looking here @Deem? Any change to the drop checker?

 

Getting there...got most of my fish now

The drop checker has def changed colour since I moved the spraybar.



I am not sure what chart to use to see my co2 levels, as I have seen 3 different ones on the net. As my pH is 7.5 and my kH 7. So some seem in the green and others not...

 

Green is good yellow is bad haha.

 

Lol, would you say that is the green colour or does it get greener.

 

it can go greener a little bit. lime green is on the point of being bad haha

 

Oh ok haha. Getting there though

 

Ok...so the pic below was taken on the 10th Feb. There has been quite abit of growth since then :top: Doing a trim tomorrow. Still need to get some more plants, but all in time...

Still need plant ID's though...




1. Type of sword?
3. This is not MU. I have MU and it is much bigger as well as 'buds' differently.

Thanks all :wink:

 

Looking good deem
Post or email a closeup pic of the MU and what you have labled as 3.

 

My guess would be:
3=cardamine lyrata:tongue:
2=Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

 

Looks good!

 

Hello.
Sounds like you using DIY CO2. If yes can you please PM on how to do it. Tanks looks great and neat.

 

@DerikPelser Will do now.

Thanks all. Here are the pics. Hope they are ok, tannins are not doing my camera skills any help lol

Below is a pic of the MU on the left (Something is eating it :sad2


And below is the plant that I am not sure about...


Any ideas...

 

Bacopa moneri.

 

Here is my recipe for DIY CO2.

You need:
2l plastic coke bottle
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp yeast

In a small bowl - 5ml warm water, add a pinch of sugar. Mix in the yeast with a fork until its bubbly and let sit for 10mins.

Fill the coke bottle 2/3 of the way up with warm water, then add 2 cups sugar and the baking soda. Then shake up till disolved.

Then add yeast mixture and let stand for a few hours...