Hi George I like the direction your going with this idea but can I make a suggestion that you have several tanks that you can do different aqua scapes in then leave them for 60 to 90 days to develop to see the ups and downs of each setup.
i went from a co2art diffuser to a co2art inline diffuser for a 15 gal tank and ive noticed that the co2 bubble for the inline are much smaller and are distributed better throughout the tank.
Hi George! A very nice Setup! Im looking forward to it's development 👍 I will have to try Microsorum pteropus Trident in my next Tank. Every time I see it I like it even more.
Both in-line and in-tank diffusers provide the same basic result: increased CO2 saturation. Everything else is splitting hairs... But that's where the interesting debates happen. Personally? I'd go for the in-line diffuser.... I'd argue that You explained the drawbacks quite well. While, the trade off is the in-line generally leads to better atomization and greater homogenization. Rather than watching CO2 bubbles break the surface. And I'd have to acknowledge the second issue is: you need a high-quality in-line diffuser. The one you showed is a good one; it's all metal and glass construction, with replaceable ceramic diffusers and seals. Other, cheaper options tend to leak, or clog because they're impossible to clean; both are issues that ruins the experience and potentially your floors. As both get the job done, an in-tank works great and it's easier to execute. Also those are some beautiful cuttings. That's a nice way to get source plants. And I enjoy seeing simpler scapes. A large portion of us can't or won't execute a competition level scape; that one looks pretty, appealing, and achievable.
Beautiful scape in it's simplest 👌😍 i went for an inline diffuser (similar to COart version) and its working great. I Made sure i tighten it up and tested for leak during initial operation. Also used the same Aquareo neo flow premium 👌
beautiful scape. so amazing to see new varity of plants. oase canister and glf regulator both are top class products. i love this growth of plants. a,azing scape... thanks for sharing details legend. goldy
Great video George really exciting about the possible new plants coming! I use the bazooka style diffuser from co2 art it works best for me using a hob filter on my 29g I’m able to have it at the bottom of the aquarium right under the outflow.
I would definitely go for the normal glass or perpex Co2 diffuser for that size aquarium. I must admit that I also have concerns over leakage risk for unlined diffusers. I have a Twinstar diffuser on my 60p aquarium. Looking forward to more great content on your channel. I have been enjoying your latest posts.
Given that the filter is so overpowered for the size of tank, I would be inclined to have inline CO2 as the loss of flow would not be detrimental. Also, it could mean one less piece of equipment on display in the tank.
I love the content of your videos. I’ve become a regular viewer. On a couple of the ones I’ve watched recently there’s a lot of flickering. Not sure what causes that exactly but I would guess it’s something to do with the frequency of your ceiling lights and the video recording settings.
Hey George. Thanks for the video. Another beautiful tank. Maybe you could help me with this question: Normally I use Specialized Nutrition from Tropica every day, but I have been away for the last five days, and my plants hasn't been given any nutrition at all, apart from CO2. However the growth has been remarkable, and I can clearly see a difference. Does this short term lack of nutrition "motivates" the plants to grow even more? In other words; have they grown lazy from a rather big amount of daily nutrition? I was quite surprised, when I saw them.
Nice layout, like the cabinet too. I use the co2 injection connect on the outflow big pipe, super tiny bubbles barely see any bubble actually. My plants are pearling. I saw the co2 injection packaging, the way it connect is white ceramic ring is below not on top. What do you think?
I like the new plants and look forward to seeing them develop. I will have to try the echinodorus reni. I love my echinodorus, the only problem is that I seem to have a hard time with getting them to grow. They don't die, but they don't thrive, regardless of the substrate. Is there anything you could recommend, George? I feel stumped. Echinodorus are called easy plants, and frequently recommended to beginners. I can grow other plants quite successfully. Maybe they just don't like my water.
Hi, in my experience its about nutrient in the substrate. Ech is a heavy root fedeer plant, u should use thin layer of aquasoil or at least use root tabs in the subsrates. I planted Ech in both of my tanks, one using sand & root tabs and the other using aquasoil, both w/o co2. And the difference is noticable. The aquasoil one grew bigger, more robust and the leaf is more colored. As for lighting just make sure you have at least 6 hrs period/day. Good luck.
Very informative, thanks for posting!! Question: how many bubbles per second do you have for this tank? I'm in the process of setting up a 60L as well, so would be interesting to know!
Interesting how the specs of your VIO light does not match the specs on the website. Now I wonder about the other specs such as lumen etc.. 12000 kelvin seems a lot for a freshwater tank? IP 44 vs 55 is different isn’t it?
I am wondering which fish you are going to add with so strong circulation. (I have also build one with strong circulation to grow Cuba and I would like to add some fish but I do not know which ones like so strong water movement).
In my 5.5 gallon nano tank it takes approximately 80 mins for my drop checker to be green. My lights then come on and my co2 goes off, it then takes 4 hours until the drop checker starts to go blue, I then turn on the co2 for another hour and that lasts until my lights go out. All this is done via a timer. I suppose my question is, do I have a constant trickle of co2 for the light period or is the way im doing it ok?
