Re: CO2 consumption

["Jon Wilson" <jwilson at knology_net>]

> From: Dave Gomberg <gomberg at wcf_com>
> At 03:48 AM 10/4/00 -0400, Jon Wilson wrote:
> > > From: Dave Gomberg <gomberg at wcf_com>
> > > A properly set up pressurized CO2 rig should consume .5-3# of
> > > CO2 per year > (depending mostly on tank size/planting density).
> >Just to add another data point...
> >I think I'd have to seal my tank in a plastic bag if I wanted to cut
> >consumption to that level. :)
> >I get 3 months out of a 5lb tank. I can't reduce that
> consumption rate
> >without changing something major like lighting, filtration,
> or sealing the
> >tank.
>
> The figures I quoted are based on about 1.5# per year per
> liter per day.  A
> liter is about 200K 2mm bubbles, or about 3 per second for a day.

Unfortunately, my real world example doesn't fit this model, which would be
why I threw in another data point. My CO2 consumption rate seems to be based
on KH, lighting, plant density, growth rate, losses from open tops and
wet/dry filters, and reactor efficiency. I didn't start logging CO2
consumption until 5 years ago so my data may be incomplete, but changing any
of these variables has demonstrated an impact on CO2 consumption here.

Jon Wilson
http://www.knology.net/~jwilson/plants.htm

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