Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V6 #10

[Hugh <hugh at kb5kjn_karco.org>]

Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 17:14:29 -0800
From: Dave Millman <dave at tactics_com>
Subject: Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V5 #479
At 02:21 AM 12/14/2002, you wrote on APD:
>Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:59:13 -0500 (EST)
>From: Hugh <hugh at kb5kjn_karco.org>
>Subject: Re: Myth Or Truth
>
> From personal observation i've been using my HOT magnums as reactors
>  on my two big planted tanks for close to 6 months now
>and have not noticed any kind of degradation or pitting, ect to this
>point.  I'll keep my eyes open for ya though, and should you be willing
to
>remind me in 6 months ill be happy to give your a further report.  ;)
I'm considering converting from a powerhead-driven reactor to injecting
CO2
into my HOT Magnum. I've noticed a lot of swishing noises from the Magnum
into my HOT Magnum. I've noticed a lot of swishing noises from the Magnum
when it ingests random bubbles from the tank. Will the Magnum be noisy
with
CO2 injected into its input?

Thanks.


Dave Millman

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dave,


I havent noticed much noise at all, and had bubble counts up as high as
3-4 per second at one point (bio wheel on the tank too at that time) so
you should be all good.  The pleasures of a bottom mounted impellar, no
bubbles actually getting swished around.  Oh ya.. btw, a rubber band
broken off and stuck into the air-removal tube helps slow down the
process, and gives you more dwell time in the system, instead of the
bubbles just geting drawn out right away.

-Berne