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C02 Test Kits
AAARRRGG!
I'm fairly new to C02, (hey I'm a poet and didn't know
it, made a rhyme in no time) and am having a terrible
time finding a C02 test kit. None of the stores in town
seem to carry them, and these are well stocked stores!
I'm even having trouble finding them on the web. Any
suggestions?
BTW, I've been running the coke bottle yeast contraption
for a couple of weeks now in a 30 gal tank and came up
with what seems to be a great diffuser. I simply took a
plastic peanut butter jar, (if you're wondering, the
plants seem to like chunky style Skippy brand) turned it
upside down, and rubber banded it to the siphon of my
filter to keep it from floating away. It sits in the
back corner of the tank and as the jar fills with C02
and begins to rise, the tank lid keeps it from
overturning. The current near the siphon keeps fresh
water flowing past the jar. I must say I was dubious at
first of this system, but with out changing anything
else I've got new growth from plants I thought were long
gone! The next step will be lighting as I'm still using
the stock 20W flourescent the hood came with.
I did notice a pretty good drop in pH, though, down to
the lower 6's. I know from this list most of you are
leery of adding chemicals to adjust pH. Would you just
suggest performing partial water changes with neutral
water? KH and GH are generally in the 3-6 range.
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