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Co2 is a vital element to ensure proper growth of your freshwater aquarium plants. Co2 in your aquarium keeps algae in check and encourages accelerated growth in freshwater planted aquariums. Aquarium co2 is important in saltwater tanks for calcium reactors. Here you will find all the items needed to inject CO2 into your calcium reactor or to dispense CO2 into your freshwater-planted aquarium. We offer the largest selection of aquarium co2 supplies you could possibly need for your calcium reactor or freshwater planted tank, including check valves, aquarium test kits, bubble counter liquids, CO2 proof tubing, reactors, atomizers, diffusers, and more. Be sure to check out our sale priced Co2 Equipment - co2 diffusors, reactors and regulators and co2 specials for your aquariums.
The Dupla CO2- System
Important facts about carbon dioxide in natural watersTropical waters, especially flowing waters, exhibit a surprising degree of stability, independent of the season, water level and light conditions. Factors such as pH value, CO2 content, degree of hardness etc. show only a slight fluctuation in range. Therefore, stability of all parameters is of great importance for the aquarium as well. The Dupla CO2 system ensures stability in the aquarium:
1. Constant pH value.
In the optimum community aquarium where tropical fish from geographically and chemically differing waters can be cared for, a neutral pH value is recommended.
The CO2 system also offers great advantages for the specialised aquarium in which special fish species, such as discus fish, can be cared for or bred. Due to the precisely controlled CO2 dosage, both acid and alkaline pH ranges are able to be programed and set so as to be stable.
2. Stable carbonate hardness.
If an aquarium suffers from CO2 deficiency, the following will occur: Carbon is chemically bound in carbonates. Without sufficient 2 the plants need this bound carbon. Through the process of biogenic decalcification, the carbonates are broken down, the carbonate hardness drops to dangerously low values, and the pH value becomes extremely unstable. With sufficient CO2 supply however, the plants utilise the carbon contained in the carbon dioxide. Biogenic decalcification no longer occurs and water stability is assured.
3. Optimum carbon supply for plants.
Submerged water plants obtain their carbon requirements preferably from dissolved gaseous carbon dioxide in the water. With the Dupla CO2 system, optimum carbon supply is provided.
Dupla, the pioneer of CO2 fertilisation, offers a wide range of products for both small and large aquariums. |
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