Does any one know what the effects of long term Co2 levels are? I ask because I made a very large mistake with a DIY Co2 system. I had two 2 liter bottles with two cups of auger and a tablespoon of yeast. I had it plumed to its own air stone. I had read into the dangers of DIY Co2 and figured that for my 80 gallon, I would make a system that most people said was good for a twenty gallon tank. I figured that just a little Co2 for my plants was better than none. It worked great for about two months now, until I made a huge mistake. I took the Co2 off its own air stone, and plumed it into my main air stone that my air pump runs. I thought that this would help place the Co2 in the water better, boy was I right. It ran for most of the day and all night like that, I'd say on the upper part of 16 hours.
When I woke up yesterday morning, all of my fish were at the very top gasping for air. As soon as I saw my Cory cats and African knife swimming perfectly fine, all over the tank, my first thought was the Co2. Instantly I pulled the Co2 off and did about an 80% water change and turned the air pump to full blast. Before the wc was done with, most of the fish were back to the bottom and middle of the tank. I ended up losing my black ghost knife, but so far every body else seems to be fine.
My question is regarding the long term effects of my epic screw up. I plan on doing 50% wc every three days for the next two weeks, to me it seems like it might help with something. Are there any long term effects of long exposure to high levels of Co2?
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When I woke up yesterday morning, all of my fish were at the very top gasping for air. As soon as I saw my Cory cats and African knife swimming perfectly fine, all over the tank, my first thought was the Co2. Instantly I pulled the Co2 off and did about an 80% water change and turned the air pump to full blast. Before the wc was done with, most of the fish were back to the bottom and middle of the tank. I ended up losing my black ghost knife, but so far every body else seems to be fine.
My question is regarding the long term effects of my epic screw up. I plan on doing 50% wc every three days for the next two weeks, to me it seems like it might help with something. Are there any long term effects of long exposure to high levels of Co2?
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