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Hey i know that Co2 is for plants...but i have a few questions, how do u hook up a co2 set up, how expensive is it, how much maintinence is it, were can u find it, and does any1 have a picture of the setup?
thanks!

Here is my set-up, it is the Nutrafin CO2 kit from Hagen, it is a ready made DIY set-up, easy to install and not very expensive.
This shows the canister and the CO2 line and how it attaches to the tank.[link]http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/luvmypetz/Tanktopwithnohood.jpg [/link]

This shows how the CO2 is diffused
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/luvmypetz/LadderDiffuser.jpg

I got the kit on sale, $24.99 CDN, it is usually $40 CDN. It will do a 20 gallon tank for about 1 month then you have to restart the CO2 reaction. I am using it to figure out how exactly to do a DIY CO2 then I may move it to my smaller tank.

I should add I got it at SuperPet, but it can be found at almost any pet/fish store, Big Al's sells them on-line as well.

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ku5626,

Can you describe the tank for which you would like to add CO2, like:

-Size
-Plants
-Light
-Substrate

Ingo

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I have a 6 gallon tank. With a lilly bulb, and a apogoten bulb?

i want to put plants that need moderate to strong lighting on them in the tank but i thought that Co2 would help?

ku5626,

And what kind of Light do you have?

And wouldn't these two bulbs eventually be too big for a 6G tank?

Ingo

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Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club