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10-13-2004, 09:55 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 39
Posts: 7,603
      |  Hagen CO2 Natural Plant System
Someone on this site mentioned this once, I decided to check it out and installed it last night: 
I got it from Drs. Foster and Smith for only $17.99 through their print catalog!
I've done the DIY injector before and this is nicer mainly because of the diffuser. It's pretty cool to watch the bubbles go up the ramp. If you are not a DIY guy or gal, I recommend this product as a cheap and elegant alternative.
Good manual too.
Matt | 
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10-19-2004, 05:11 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
Posts: 594
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 | Re: Hagen CO2 Natural Plant System
Hey Matt I wished I had seen this earlier. I had great success with one of these on my 29 planted tank. In fact I may have been the one that mentioned it before. I will also recommend this product to anyone with a smaller planted tank. _________ http://www.3reef.com/uploads/reefmanMC.jpg&&Right now I'm in the middle of a conversion from reef to Discus/ planted aquarium. Hair algae beat me down. Maybe a nano in the future. Everything screwed up so I'm converting to FOWLR. Wish me luck. | 
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11-15-2004, 10:32 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA
Posts: 1,238
| Re: Hagen CO2 Natural Plant System
A powerhead works better. I would not suggest them to anyone with discus either. When the fish bolt for cover they always run into the diffuser and knock it out of level then it stops working. It also scraps up the fish. I have two of them and I just ditched the diffuser and replaced them with a powerhead it works a ton better. | |
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11-15-2004, 12:37 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
Posts: 594
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| Re: Hagen CO2 Natural Plant System
You have Discus Covey? A powerhead would definitely work better, but all that flow can cause problems in a small planted tank. My Discus will be here tomorrow morning 4 Red Tigers and 4 Alenquer Reds for my 75 planted tank. They came from http://www.rfidiscus.com. I checked out Wattley and his prices are ridiculous. He is the best but not good enough for $700 vs. $300. Sorry I rambled on about Discus, but I love them. What can I say? | |
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11-15-2004, 01:30 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vacaville Age: 24
Posts: 718
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| Re: Hagen CO2 Natural Plant System
My hagen gave awesome reults in my 35 planted. Hy fish dont even look @ it (discus , and some endlers) I already had a good healthy tank but now have to prune my swords more frequently. _________ Yes, tiny has an 11" legspan......  | |
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09-27-2007, 06:01 AM
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This is what I have. The bubbles move along the difusser, but just one bubble comes out the tube at the end. Is it working propely ? I have 2 of these in my 30 gallon. They said one was only good for 20 gallons. | |
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09-27-2007, 07:17 AM
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| | Guest | Hagen CO2 System
Matt,
This is the system I have. The bubbles form along the diffuser & one bubble forms at the bottom & floats to the surface. Is it working properly ? I have 2 of them in my 30 gallon. The pamphlet that came with it said one could only do 20 gallons.
Back to the water change on my planted tank. Do I have to vaccuum the gravel or will the plants do that ? | |
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09-27-2007, 07:41 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Old 16 oz drink bottle and brewers yeast makes a good one ..The yeast is the only moving part (: the gas goes the route of the tubing. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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