Re: [APD] Newbie Question

[Vaughn Hopkins <hoppycalif at yahoo_com>]

The only test kits I know of for CO2 are the pH and KH tests.   
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals has a pretty good KH test kit, but I don't  
know of a good pH test kit.  However, there really isn't any amateur  
test that accurately measures the amount of CO2 in water, for the  
real world tap water, modified with fertilizers, etc. that we use.   
At best we can get a rough estimate of how much CO2 we have in the  
water.  From there we can adjust the amount of CO2 we inject until  
the plants, algae and fish all tell us we have the right amount.

Vaughn H.

On Jul 14, 2006, at 12:00 PM, Jim Vincent wrote:

> Hi all, I am very new to this hobby, and just trying out some DIY CO2
> setups. It may sound strange, but I am having trouble finding a test
> kit to see how successful my setups are. The pet store people look at
> me like I'm crazy when I ask about it, and I haven't had any luck
> online. Can you all recommend a) a good (cheap) test kit and b) a
> place to get it? Thanks!
>
> JV
>
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