Re: [APD] CO2 not dissolving

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

It sounds like CO2 is going into the reactor faster than it
can get out, but how do you know CO2 isn't dissolving?
Could it be you're just running the CO2 too fast? Have you
checked the CO2 level in the aquarium water? That's all
that matters as far as CO2 flow rates go. Bubble rates
don't mean doodlely-doo when you're setting up CO2 on an
aquarium.

Scott H.

--- "jebrady7 at juno_com" <jebrady7 at juno_com> wrote:
> 
> I recently went to pressurized system on my 30g, which
> had been DIY CO2.  This is a Milwaukee setup complete
> with SMS 122 pH meter-controlled solenoid.  Running
> output into a Hagen 201 powerhead which goes into one of
> Tom Barr's homemade external reactors.  Flow rate on the
> Hagen is around 110gph.  Running 1 bps, I am getting
> accumulated gas that almost completely evacuates all
> water from the reactor.  I would have thought the flow
> rate was sufficient to dissolve the gas, but evidently
> not.  The only thing I can think of otherwise is that I
> have bad load of CO2 (e.g., not very pure CO2).
> 
> Any thoughts on what the problem might be?  The system is
> going into a 65 pretty soon, so I will need to solve this
> expeditiously.
> thanks-
> 
> James Brady
> mid-Hudson Valley
> 
>
________________________________________________________________
> The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno
> SpeedBand!
> Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!
> Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
> _______________________________________________
> Aquatic-Plants mailing list
> Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
> http://www.actwin.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/aquatic-plants
> 


=====
It's the contest that started international competition in aquascaping
planted aquaria! AGA's 2004 Aquascaping Contest is open for entrees:

 http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2004.cgi

Novices and experts alike show their skills. Past winners have been
novices and experts, too. You can view all the entrees at The 5th AGA
Annual Convention. Details/Registration at www.aquatic-gardeners.org &
www.gwapa.org
_______________________________________________
Aquatic-Plants mailing list
Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
http://www.actwin.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/aquatic-plants