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How to Fill a Paintball CO2 Tank from a Bulk Tank

Posted on 2023/11/122023/11/20 by Nate
Part of the adventure of building and mainhttps://spec-tanks.com/wp-admin/edit.phptaining a CO2 system for our planted aquarium has been sourcing the CO2 itself.  We use paintball CO2 canisters as t... Read More
VCA Random Flow Generator for Fluval Spec Aquariums

Vivid Creative Aquatics Random Flow Generator for Fluval Spec Aquariums

Posted on 2020/09/062020/12/30 by Nate
I have not given much consideration to the flow performance of our Spec V aquarium, but as I transitioned to a High Tech Planted setup, I started to wonder if our tank would benefit from better flow c... Read More
bazooka in-tank co2 diffuser in a nano planted aquarium

How to Clean Your Planted Aquarium’s CO2 Diffuser

Posted on 2020/05/172024/04/11 by Nate
I’ve discovered CO2 delivery in a high light planted aquarium to be more complex than it appears.  When I first assembled and commissioned our paintball CO2 system it seemed like a simple affa... Read More
In-Line CO2 Diffuser 12/16

Inline CO2 Diffuser Review

Posted on 2019/11/282020/01/01 by Nate
Our aquarium’s first pressurized CO2 system used an in-tank atomizer to disperse the CO2 in the tank. In-tank diffusers work very well, but they involve having some added equipment in the displa... Read More

How to Adjust CO2 Flowrate in a Planted Aquarium

Posted on 2017/10/052020/01/10 by Nate
People who read my instructional on putting together a paintball CO2 system are left hanging – it’s all assembled – what now? This follow up will help in the process of getting that ... Read More
medium light with no co2

Basics of Planted Aquariums

Posted on 2016/11/222019/12/25 by Nate
I got our planted Spec V started about three years ago. Along the way, I’ve learned quite a bit about planted aquariums (I still have so much to learn) and I wanted to try and Share on Facebook ... Read More

Seachem Flourish Excel Review

Posted on 2014/05/012023/11/23 by Nate
One of the first decisions that have to be made for someone planning a planted aquarium is ‘high tech’ or ‘low tech’.  These terms tend to include aspects of plant keeping, in... Read More

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