Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)
Hi,
John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.
I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.
With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.
I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.
If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.
I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.
I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.
Thank you
Darragh Sherwin
Disposable CO2
- LemonJelly (Johnny Cowley)
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How long would it last for?
Would a DIY setup be a better option? Or are the not really worth it?
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Never used them lj but you could look into diy CO2Does anyone have any experience with the Disposable CO2 sets? I have a 55L tank. Would this kit be suitable?
www.seahorseaquariums.com/Blau-NaNO-C02-Set//4773
And how long would it last for?
And after what you would pay you would be left
With a few quid to buy more fish,
Or drink

Anyone with a aquarium can keep fish,
But it takes real skill to be a fish keeper,
And it's spongeBob,
SpongeBob lives in a pineapple under the sea
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Never used them lj but you could look into diy CO2Does anyone have any experience with the Disposable CO2 sets? I have a 55L tank. Would this kit be suitable?
www.seahorseaquariums.com/Blau-NaNO-C02-Set//4773
And how long would it last for?
And after what you would pay you would be left
With a few quid to buy more fish,
Or drink
Yeah, the more fish thing is more persuasive with me

I've tried DIY on a bigger tank and it worked (only) okay, so maybe it'd work better on a smaller one. But I've heard so many people say that they're at best only moderately useful
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In conjunction with easycarbo!
Anyone with a aquarium can keep fish,
But it takes real skill to be a fish keeper,
And it's spongeBob,
SpongeBob lives in a pineapple under the sea
BLANCHARDSTOWN
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CO2 on an Extinguisher on a small tank could last you the guts of two years or more.
H.
Are they simple enough to refit for that purpose? And more to the point, safe? I like my hands and need them for stuff like scratching my head in confusion, doing water changes, picking up cups of coffee etc

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They do work reasonably well.
I used the Hagen kit for a few years,
usa.hagen.com/Aquatic/Watercare/Additives---Supplements/A7690
Each refill lasted about a month. Co2 tok a few days to get going, and died off slowly towards the end of the month.
There is a DIY mix for this system, which makes it cheap to run
www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/hagen-...nt-system-59483.html
There is no shut off on this system, so it runs 24/7
I would go with what Homer said, and get a Fire Extinguisher, (you can get some small ones now,) some connections, valves etc.
Best option in the long run.
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The Glass is always greener on the other side.
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www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/fire-extinguisher-co2.266/
This is all I ever use.
H.
Good link Homer.
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Also i would be very interested on knowing where you got the parts to do such a co2 dispencer

And finally can you turn it of at night ? Do you use a selenoid co2 regulator ? And how much does the all thing cost you ?
Thank you !
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Ceramic CO2 reactor/bubble counter.
CO2 hose.
Check valve. Special CO2 Check valve with safe mounting and threaded connections.
Magnetic valve. Usable as night shut off with a timer.
About €100 , Without night shut off about €70
Made in Germany.
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Defo go with a solenoid shut off. My co2 comes on an hour before the lights come on and go off an hour before the lights go off.
Stephen.
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Since I run out of CO2 a few months ago, algae started to appear in the tanks, but I kind of like it as it is, looks a bit more natural than before.
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I was looking on ebay and various site but there are quiet a lot of brand for the regulator and price rang can go from 34€ up to 200+...
What brand would you recommend for the system, which one would be to avoid ? And where can you get an extinguisher ? does shops like Woodies would sell some ?
Thank you ! Inza.
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As for the FE, don't know if any of the LFS refill them, but I got mine refilled by D&D wholesale in Tallaght. They even sell FE if you need one.
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