CO2 Diffusers vs Reactors Compared
Dissolution rates, working pressure, flow penalty and running cost for five ways of getting carbon dioxide into aquarium water.
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CO2 and Planted Tank Systems
Injected CO2 is the difference between plants that survive and plants that fill a tank, and it is also the piece of equipment most likely to harm fish when it goes wrong....
How to Set Your CO2 Bubble Count Safely
A three week ramp built around a measured pH drop, with the daily checks that catch trouble before fish start breathing at...
Drop Checker Colours and What They Mean
How the sealed air gap works, why the fluid must be 4 dKH, and why the colour is always slightly out of...
CO2 Injection Setup From Cylinder to Tank
The eight components between pressurised gas and dissolved carbon, what each one does, and the order in which to commission them safely.
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