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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #684
Hello Paul,
You are absolutely right, that electrolysis of water can produce only
oxygen and hydrogen. The oxygen, however, in its *nascent* state (i.e.
probably O.), can react with carbon. Now the big question is whether the
product will be *only* CO2, or whether some CO will be also produced?
Maybe the toxic effects observed by Roxanne are due to CO produced
primarily in the beginning of the electrode's life cycle, until the
carbon electrode "runs in"? Or are there some compounds used in
preparation of the electrode that are toxic, but with time leach out?
Anyway, electrolytic CO2 is a nifty idea that seems to work for some
people. I wonder whether satisfaction is manufacturer dependent? Or is
there only one manufacturer?
Best,
George
> > From: Bob Wurster <wursterb at intrepid_net>
> > Subject: Re: Carbo-plus system
> >
> > >It doesn't use gas! CO2 is produced electronically with a carbon block
> > >reaction. No CO2 reactor is needed as the CO2 comes off the block in a
> > >"smoke" in the water that is absorbed before it reaches the surface.
>
> To put it mildly, this sounds dubious.
> >
> > The
> > Aquarium Products sales guy in the booth said that the unit works through
> > electrolysis, with water being split into O and H. The O reacts with the
> > carbon molecules in the block and voila.
>
> You can electrolyse water quite well using carbon electrodes,
> but the products will be H2 and O2.
>
> Caveat emptor!
>
> - --
> Paul Sears Ottawa, Canada
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 09:16:57 -0500
> From: krandall at world_std.com
> Subject: Plants and Amphibians
>
> > My number one love in life is herpetology (study of rep and amph),
> >my second is plants. I'm always looking for new creatures other than fish
> >and shrimp to add to my tank. I find that dwarf sirens are really nice, but
> >you really never see them.
> > Do any of you keep amphibians in your tanks? if so which ones?
>
> Between school and home, we have the following critters in fully plants
> tanks:
>
> Oregon Newts - (prettier, orange color form of the California Newt, I
> believe) Active, and don't harm small fish don't seem to do well with more
> than one to a tank, and need a place to haul out. Seem more terrestrial
> than many newts, but also swim well.
>
> As a kid we used to keep Eastern Spotted Newts in set ups similar to that
> for the Oregon Newts. Funny thing is, they are never sold in pet stores on
> the east coast, although you can collect them in many places. On the wst
> coast, I saw them in many stores, and never saw any California or Oregon
> Newts!
>
> Paddlefin News - Not very active, but will come out willingly and eat from
> your fingers at feeding time. Seem to do fine with several in a tank if
> they are all introduced together and there is lots of cover. Each will set
> up its own territory. We keep them in paludarium type tanks, but they
> spend little time out of the water.
>
> Fire Belly Newts - Similar to the Paddlefins, but smaller, and IMO, less
> attractive.
>
> Axolotyl - fully aquatic, has to live by himself because he'll eat
> _anything_ that fits in his wide grinning mouth, but a great interactive
> pet for my son. "Begs" for food as soon as someone comes in the room, and
> as a result is overweight :-/
>
> Firebelly Toads - Need a paludarium type set up, and a dry area where you
> can feed them thier crickets. Aggressive feeders, active and interesting.
> Make some noise so you might not want them in a bed room. Can be kept in
> small groups, but some males get aggressive. (we have one at school in
> "solitary" for wife beating<g>) Will spawn in the paludarium, and the
> tadpoles are large and easy to raise.
>
> Green Tree Frogs - We keep these in one very high paludarium set up with
> Firebellies. You have to hand feed them, because they're not as fast as
> the Firebellies, who will get enormously fat if you put in enough crickets
> that the tree frogs can get some on their own. Strictly aboreal, and poor
> swimmers. Make _sure_ there is an easy way out of the water in case they
> fall in.
>
> We are currently babysitting an African Clawed Frog for neighbors. This is
> the ugliest thing I've ever seen, and a voracious eater. I wouldn't even
> attempt to keep him with fish (I count my fingers after I feed him) but
> he'd probably look much better in a tank planted with nice sturdy plants
> like Anubias and Java Fern than he does in his current fish bowl with the
> colored gravel and "gone fishin" sign.<g> I believe they are fully
> aquatic, so don't need a land area. He's big, strong and fast moving,
> though, so I wouldn't put him in with any delicate plants.
>
> Karen Randall
> Aquatic Gardeners Association
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 09:17:01 -0500
> From: krandall at world_std.com
> Subject: AGA questions?
>
> Matt Estep wrote:
>
> >Hey everybody
> > I know that some of you are also part of AGA. I sent them a check
> >and hoped to join. That was almost two months ago. Did I apply incorrectly
> >or do I just become a member and not get notified. If so what was the 15
> >bucks for? As I understood it, I would recieve some sort of journal. Thanks
> >for any info that can help.
>
> Susan Jorgensen wrote:
>
> >I'm glad you asked. I also sent them a check - in Febuary - and have only
> >received 2 issues of the journal.
>
> Hi folks, glad you've both joined, glad to have you on board, and let me
> assure you, that your patience will be worth the wait.
>
> First let me explain that under the _best_ circumstances, depending on
> where in the printing cycle your check is received, it can be as long as 10
> weeks between you sending your membership check and receiving the first
> issue of the magazine. This is a reality for _any_ bi-monthly publication.
> If your check is received just after the mailing labels are printed and
> sent to the printer, you membership will start with the next issue.
>
> Next, please let me remind you that this is _not_ a business, it is an
> organization run _by_ the members, for the members. If you've become a
> member, this means you.<g> You are "us", there is no "they".<g> The
> person who does membership is Jack O'Leary, and the editor of TAG is Neil
> Frank. Both of these people put their hearts and souls into bringing us a
> top quality magazine. I know of only one other non-profit hobbyist group
> that puts out a publication of similar quality and consistency. Both of
> these people (and many others behind the scenes I might add) work many
> hours a month without any compensation to do the work of the AGA. They are
> "just" members, just like you and me!<g>
>
> Like any volunteer organization, there are times that things go like
> clockwork, and other times where things get a little rocky.<g> Last spring
> we had a change over of membership from Dorothy Reimer to Jack which slowed
> things down somewhat. I suspect that Susan's membership may have hit
> during that period. Don't worry, your membership doesn't go from the date
> you send in your check. You will receive 6 issues of the magazine (or very
> occasionally a combined issue with the same number of pages as 2-3 issues)
> before you are asked to renew.
>
> Remember, that when you join the AGA, you are paying dues to join an
> organization of like-minded people with similar interests. You are _not_,
> strictly speaking, "subscribing" to a magazine, although we all look
> forward to it with great interest! Please remember that this is _your_
> organization, and it is what you and other volunteer members make it.
>
> Again, glad to have you on board, and hope to see your name on a committee
> one of these days! BTW, one way that _each AGA'er can help is by
> volunteering to be a local representative for the AGA in your geographical
> area. I'm sure you will find, as we have in the Boston area, that your
> hobby is more fun if you can exchange ideas and and share your interest
> with other people in your local area. I know that San Francisco, Seattle
> and Vancouver also all have thriving groups of plant tank hobbyists.
>
> If you're interested in promoting aquatic gardening in your neck of the
> woods, contact Merrill Cohen at amc2 at ix_netcom.com. He is our
> international and regional coordinator, and can always use "a few good men"
> (and women!)<g>
>
> Karen Randall
> Aquatic Gardeners Association
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 08:15:34 -0600
> From: "Beard, Kelly" <KBeard at comdata_com>
> Subject: CO2 injection on 6 gallon tank?
>
> I want one of these new Eclipse 6 gallon tanks to set up at work. Short of
> buying ADA stuff, do you think it is worth fooling with? How can you do CO2
> in a tank that small? I figure that you could use those little BB gun CO2
> cartridges, but is there equipment that will let you regulate output and
> all?
>
> Kelly Beard, Cat IV, Team Allanti
> President, Allanti Cycling Club - http://www.allanti.com
> I/T, IBM Global Services
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 18:53:30 +0100
> From: "ole larsen" <oletand at get2net_dk>
> Subject: Sv: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #683
>
> A few days ago I posted the following message to the list.
> I have recieved a few e-mails from interested people, but no reaction on the list what so ever. And that makes me wonder: Has the subject already been discussed to the level of exhaustion before I subscribed, or.....?
> Cheers, Ole
> oletand at get2net_dk
> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 10:53:39 +0100
> From: "ole larsen" <oletand at get2net_dk>
> Subject: iron
> It is with great interest I have followed the discussion on the different ways to
> add the required iron to the plants-aquarium.
> Being reluctant to make my hobby into a laboratory-discipline, I wonder if not using just ironsulfate would suffice PERFECTLY for keeping and growing any aquatic plant.
> Assuming a well established tank, healthy plants and fish, proper water-values
> (pH,hardness,temp,watermovement) and suitable filtration, gravel and lightning.
> And knowing that in a gravel are processes (bacterial and from plants roots) that fascilitates the uptake of the nutrients needed by the plants.
> Also knowing that the ironsulfate might not be readily available for the plants, it will be in a while ?? And it might even preticipate and make a depot from which the plants can take "what is need" if one forgets to add iron in a week or two.
> Since this method works fine for me and for several of my friends on floating plant like Najas guadalupensis,
> Riccia and Ceratopteris cornuta too, one might even think, that, some way or another, usefull iron is available not only in the gravel, but in the water too. Admitted, Najas grows a little faster (1-2 cm. a day) if inserted (with a tweezer) in the gravel, but....
> Looking forward to the usual well qualifyed comments,
> Cheers, Ole
> oletand at get2net_dk
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 10:56:21 -0700
> From: Victor Lee <Vlee at Soep-Alliance_com>
> Subject: Jumpy bugs
>
> I have a plastic isolation tank floating in my 45g tank, size is about 2
> cups.
> I have some wisteria (tops I lopped off) and a baby white molly in it.
>
> Lately, I noticed some small brown bugs on the surface of the isolation
> tank.
> They are small, about 1mm in size, and they jump around, alot like baby
> grasshoppers when you walk through long grass. Does anyone know what
> they are?
>
> I dumped them out into the big tank, I thought the fish might like them...
> and
> since I don't see them around, I suspect they have been eaten. I just
> change the water in the baby tank by dumping most of it out into the big
> tank then filling, and this repeat a few times.
>
> Even though I change all the water in the baby tank, the bugs reappear. I
> don't really mind, they seem to make good food, but I wonder if anyone
> in this group knows what they are.
>
> Victor Lee
> http://members.theglobe.com/victorllee
>
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