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Re: WRONG! (CO2 reactor)

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: WRONG! (CO2 reactor)
From: "Anthony O'Halloran" <zcapp31 at ucl_ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 11:34:51 +0000

>WRONG!  I lost a beautiful community tank full of fish to this assumption. 
>The excess CO2 accumulated between the water surface and the cover glass
>until all the O2 had been displaced and the fish asphixiated.  You DO have
>to worry about too much CO2.  Unless like George you do not use a cover
>glass (am I right there George?).

You are right. The CO2 will sit on top of the water. It is a heavy gas
compared to the air nitrogen oxygen mix. 

Anthony.

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