How many bubbles per second co2

I am using a bubble counter. Dolly Sprint 16v Member. Joined 26 Oct Messages 1, Location Cheshire. Tommy I dont think anybody can predict as to how many bps are required for any tank - its trail and error method. The quantity of gas required is determined by the uptake of the plants - few plants small quantity of gas, heavily planted a lot more. The best way is to have drop checkers, I assume you have some and to monitor the change in colouration as you increase or decrease the amount of bps - please don't forget that the dc are for indication purposes only and the best way to check the colouration is to remove them and place them infront of a piece of white paper.

Regards paul. Joined 28 May Messages Location Thorington, suffolk. I know it's obvious but it's useful to think of it that way when your making adjustments. If you haven't got any livestock go high! I have 31 us gallons and about 2ish bps Themuleous Member.

Yeh try and see is pretty much the only way. Two bps should be a good starting point. You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads. Carbon Dioxide CO2 0 19 Nov Similar threads F. Carbon Dioxide CO2.

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Started by lakshen99 29 Aug Replies: 4. I Like Bubbles. A drop checker is one of thee most essential pieces of equipment when it comes to being successful with CO2. Second, be sure you have a Bubble Counter. This will be used as a unit of measure of how much CO2 we are injecting into our planted tank. As a rule of thumb, for every 5 gallons of water, you should have 1 bubble per 3 seconds.

So for example, for a 5 gallon tank, 1 bubble every 3 seconds. For a 20 gallon tank, 4 bubbles every 3 seconds. Now, remember that these are just recommendations and you should have a drop checker in place to give you a more accurate reading of dissolved CO2.

Okay so now you have your drop checker, now what? Well, you gotta learn how to read it! First off, read the instructions and fill the indicator liquid properly into the drop checker and submerge it into your tank.

The color of the drop checker liquid will initially be a deep blue color, this color basically means NO CO2. But, consider that the liquid is fresh out of the bottle and will take a few hours to get an accurate reading for your tank. As the indicator fluid reads more CO2 from your tank it will slowly shift from deep blue, blue and to your target color…forest green!

This is the magical color you will aim for, this basically says that you have enough CO2 for your plants. After forest green, it will near a yellow spectrum. This means that, as the indicator fluid nears yellow, this will indicate that you may have too much CO2. Please note that green-yellow is not a bad place to be if you know your plants are using up a lot of CO2.