CO2 setup

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xjman18

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I am in the process of rebuilding my 210 gal tank and am finally going all out with live plants. I am running two fluval fx5's and want to run inline reactors on them for my CO2 setup. I am going to be using a 20gal CO2 tank but want some ideas or suggestions on how to go about running two reactors off one system. I've got a pretty solid build design down for the system and reactors and i know a T valve seems like the most logical way to split the CO2 line but I just want to make sure its not going to put too much strain on other parts or not be proficient. Please let me kniw what you guys think! Thanks!!!!
 
I wouldn't use fx5. Too much flow. U should run a co2 diffuser with a smaller canister filter.
I use a 2217 ehiem. Seems to work perfectly

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An FX5 canister filter is fine for the tank, but I would install a DIY spray bar that spans the entire back of the tank. Now 2 FX5's I think is overkill for a 200 gallon tank size, like I said 1 FX5 with a DIY spray bar spanning the back of the tank would do nicely.
 
While I may not end up running two fx5s I would still like to run 2 canister filters in the event that one of them fails my system is backed up. I do love the idea of the spray bar and am going to look into that. Since I do still plan on running two canisters how could I go about running two inline reactors off 1 CO2 system? Appreciate the help guys!
 
Regardless of whether I actually use another fx5 or not I still want to have a secondary filter on there as backup and would still like to run one system split off onto two inline reactors of its possible.
 
Regardless of two fx5 or not I want to have a second canister on there even if its just for back up. With that being said has anyone had any luck running two inline reactors off one solenoid/tank setup. Also if anyone knows of any good inline heaters for a tank this size any input ia greatly appreciated.

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