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CO2 Generator; Sanders Floramat CO2 aerosol generator system. |
 SANDERS FLORAMAT CO2 GENERATOR A SIMPLE AND ECONOMICAL WAY TO ADD CO2 INTO YOUR PLANTED AQUARIUM! • Great for beginners • Simple set up • Can be set up with an air pump or without one • Simple and VERY effective diffuser. • Under normal conditions, does not add CO2 at night like many yeast based CO2 generators will. • Uses simple CO2 pressurized aerosol can (provided) • When connected to an air pump and valve (not included), you can set the amount of bubbles per minute (bubble counter).  • Simply fill the diffusion chamber every morning (no need to at night as plants do not take in CO2 at night). No problem if you skip a few days when you are out of town, however this is a very simple method of adding CO2 that is easy to ask someone “babysitting” your aquarium to perform, much easier than asking them to mix ingredients for a yeast based generator.• The choice of many Aquarium Maintenance Professionals for years; because it works!! Popular in Germany for years. • Effective for aquariums up to 60 gallons (as the need for more CO2 increases, often due to tank size, the frequency of filling the diffusion chamber increase which is easily done at the push of a button). For larger aquariums two (or more) units would increase efficiency. • Superior to similar price CO2 systems such as the Hagen and Jungle units • Low operating cost; on average the CO2 bottle needs replacement every 4-5 weeks in the non-air method and every 3-4 weeks with the air method. When one considerers their time worth something the Sanders CO2 Floramat is very economical to use (since this is easily the simplest and least time consuming CO2 system available) Simple operation: [1] Connect diffusion bell to the carbon dioxide cylinder nipple by means of micro hose. [2] Remove red protection cap from the carbon dioxide cylinder. Underneath you will find the pressure lever. [3] Slightly press this lever down until the water level in the diffusion bell has reached the top of the ribbed part.  Operation with water circulation -air pump powered (this method will generally provide more CO2):[1] Connect air nipple with a tube to an air pump [2] Reduce air induction so that only a few bubbles rise through the return pipe (in the middle of the bell). [3] Set the air flow to your bubbles per minute to maintain desired CO2 level [4] You may need to clear the diffusion chamber every other day of trapped gasses so as to allow only pure CO2. Click pictures to enlarge  Operation without water circulation (my preferred method). This method is more simple, although it generally adds less CO2, it has been generally adequate for my purposes.[1] Take the base off the diffusion chamber [2] Make sure there is water movement around the base of the diffusion bell so that water saturated with CO2 in the diffusion bell is removed continuously. I use the direction of an internal power head to achieve this however circulation with a nearby air stone can also achieve this. [3] After a few days, the air in the chamber will often get diluted and I recommend to simply to add extra CO2 into the diffusion chamber so as to “blow out” the air mixture and render the diffusion chamber with pure CO2. Personally I perform this every morning. With both methods, I recommend filling the chamber in the morning (the air pump method may need an additional charge during the day). Even if you run out of CO2 during the day you generally get enough hours of CO2 for good plant growth and one of the best selling aspects of the CO2 unit over yeast based generators is that most of the time there is no CO2 added at night when you do NOT want CO2 added to your aquarium For MORE information and TIPS, please scroll below the shopping cart buttons. *Floramat Kit -$29.99 *Floramat Refill- $10.99 (lasts a few months)  For our full Shipping & Return Policy Page (International Shipping, Express, etc.); Click Here IF YOU ARE MAKING MULTIPLE PURCHASES, PLEASE USE THE PAYPAL CART BELOW (The Google Buy it Now Button now is only for single purchases and has the shipping charges for the lower 48 US already added). Although you can use this button for international or purchases outside the 48 contiguous USA (or to PO Boxes) we will send a payment request for the difference, if applicable. For our full shipping policy (including overnight shipping), please click the Shipping Policy button. Please note we DO NOT offer all products through Google checkout. For PayPal problems contact us or use a different email address Below is our standard shopping Cart for single and ALL multiple purchases  For simple operation with less fuss, I recommend the method without an air pump. This method basically entails adding CO2 once per day (sometimes more) and few adjustments if any after initial set up. The main initial adjustment is adding the proper ‘jet’ or flow of water nearby the bottom of the bell to allow mixing of the CO2 rich air and the aquarium water. For more accelerated plant growth, the air pump method will add more CO2 to the aquarium and adds a basic bubble counter to your system. However this method takes daily air adjustments (you should have an air flow valve to control air flow with this method so as to slow the bubbles to a very low rate). I recommend starting off at a rate of 10-20 bubbles per minute. This method also entails the addition of more frequent CO2 injections. Although this said the work load is no more than a yeast based CO2 unit and the results are very good! With either method; often after a few days, the air in the chamber will often get diluted and I recommend to simply turn your diffusion bell upside down under water, you will find your diffusion improve immediately after this! Again I will note that I prefer the simple method best as it has met my plant CO2 needs adequately. Since I (and many others in the Aquarium Maintenance profession) are not around all the time to make adjustment, the more simple method is what is used more often by Aquarium service persons where the customer only has to add CO2 when feeding the fish in the morning. 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