meangreen
06-23-2010, 02:14 AM
Hello All,
I am new here and to planted aquariums (been reefing for around 14 years) and I have some question re: CO2. Four weeks ago i set up a 10 gallon tank. It is lit by a single 27w spiral CFL and recieves 4 or 5 hours of direct sunlight maybe 2 out of every 5 days (gotta love them San Francisco Summers!) For substrate I used hyponex potting soil covered with fine beach sand. I dose EI. I inject CO2 at a rate sufficient to turn a 5dkh solution solid green. No algae anywhere.
Anyways, long story made short: the tank is doing very well. Too well in fact. I don't want to have to prune every few days! I am thinking about removing the CO2 and lowering the amount that I dose and maybe even dropping to a 18w bulb.
I am guessing that just yanking off the CO2 would result in a disaster ... Over what timeframe do you'll think that it is safe to slowly reduce the CO2 levels?
I am new here and to planted aquariums (been reefing for around 14 years) and I have some question re: CO2. Four weeks ago i set up a 10 gallon tank. It is lit by a single 27w spiral CFL and recieves 4 or 5 hours of direct sunlight maybe 2 out of every 5 days (gotta love them San Francisco Summers!) For substrate I used hyponex potting soil covered with fine beach sand. I dose EI. I inject CO2 at a rate sufficient to turn a 5dkh solution solid green. No algae anywhere.
Anyways, long story made short: the tank is doing very well. Too well in fact. I don't want to have to prune every few days! I am thinking about removing the CO2 and lowering the amount that I dose and maybe even dropping to a 18w bulb.
I am guessing that just yanking off the CO2 would result in a disaster ... Over what timeframe do you'll think that it is safe to slowly reduce the CO2 levels?