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bleublaze55
09-24-2011, 07:49 PM
First time posting so bear with me...

I have a 120 gal (attempted planted) tank. It has 6 discus and about 12 cory cats in it as well as a few other assorted fish. I have about 25 plants or more in the tank am currently using general fertilizing measures (with decent results). I am using injected CO2 through a reactor from Ebay. I recently just changed back to this reactor because the aquamedic one (the small conical) just wasn't

With this reactor because of the 500GPH of my pumps i am getting a LOT of micro bubbles in the tank,

Any ideas on how to reduce these bubbles while still maintaining a high enough CO2 level?

or with the aquamedic one, (which didn't really seem to work) how could i get enough CO2 without the bubbles here too..??

any help is much appreciated

jimg
09-24-2011, 08:33 PM
I'm not sure how you have the co2 going into the tank, through the filter return? I use an aquamedic 500 reactor connected to an eheim hobby pump in my sump. on another tank i have it piped into the inlet of a ocean clean canister. Do you have a ph controller?

walt3
09-25-2011, 07:55 AM
i hope you get it sorted. i cant stand the look of micro bubbles.