Neutro CO2 Drop Checker

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CO2 Requirements

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Description

The Neutro Drop Checker is designed to indicate the amount of CO2 in your planted aquarium. In order to understand the CO2 level, a colour change occurs within the drop checker.

This drop checker is sold on its own and requires Neutro Bromo Blue solution to work and needs to be purchased separately. See the better together deal (on the right) and save money when purchasing this drop checker.

Directions:

  1. Turn drop checker upside down and fill drop checker bulb section 3/4 full of bromo blue solution (sold separately). You may find using a pipette useful here.
  2. Turn drop checker right way up (without spilling contents) and place inside aquarium so that it is visible. In terms of location, aim for 2-3" off the bottom.
  3. Within 2 hours drop checker will display a reading according to your CO2 levels. Green is the ideal colour, yellow is too much CO2 and blue is too little (adjust CO2 output accordingly).

Key Point:

Remember your drop checker shows your CO2 levels 2 hours in the past (essentially a delayed reading). Any changes you make need to be done slowly. In the morning you want your drop checker to be showing a green colour so it's quite normal to have CO2 coming on about 2 hours before the lights come on. If you are new to CO2, then carefully monitor your fish in the morning to check they are OK. They should be fine but always check until you become familiar with CO2 levels and how your livestock are.

Final thought. The big question you have to ask yourself if you don't know your CO2 levels, how do you know if you have enough? 95% of all algae related problems are linked to insufficient CO2.

by Horace B. on 1/8/2019

EXCELLENT

by Stephen W. on 3/3/2017

What can I say. It's a good quality drop checker

by John S. on 21/1/2017

Neat, unobtrusive and works well.

by David Grubb on 27/4/2016

Nice and small, great price and does the job.

by Phillip Smith on 19/7/2014

nice and unobtrusive

by Paul Wilson on 16/2/2014

fantastic little gadget - takes all the guesswork out of CO2

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Guest
06/22/2012 13:10:31
06/22/2012 13:10:31
how often should the reagent be changed?

 
Staff
06/22/2012 13:46:58
06/22/2012 13:46:58

Depends which reagent you are using. Which one do you have?


 
Guest
07/29/2012 20:44:10
07/29/2012 20:44:10
How often do i change ae design 4 dkh solution with bromo blue in my ae drop checker?

 
Staff
07/29/2012 20:47:17
07/29/2012 20:47:17
Every 3-4 weeks is fine

 
Guest
08/15/2012 18:31:42
08/15/2012 18:31:42
How much Bromo Blue are you suppoed to use, bottle says 2-5 ml, 2ml fills it totally instead of half full as the description suggests? Cheers

 
Staff
08/15/2012 19:35:21
08/15/2012 19:35:21
Just as much as you want. 2ml is enough I would say :)

 
Guest
11/24/2012 14:58:55
11/24/2012 14:58:55
Does CO2 spread evenly in a tank? Am I right in saying that the best position for this drop checker is the opposite corner to the diffuser (I am talking about a small- say 60L- tank) not to get false readings? What would your recommendation be? Thanks

 
Staff
11/24/2012 21:22:58
11/24/2012 21:22:58
CO2 spreads where the water circulation occurs. Position your drop checker near the bottom of your tank close to the diffuser - the reason for this is quite often there will be little CO2 to the left/right of the drop checker and identifying the areas with the least CO2 is part of the secret to a planted aquarium.

 
Guest
11/26/2012 23:34:45
11/26/2012 23:34:45
If while fitting the checker into the aquarium, accidentally bromo blue mixes with water, is it harmful to fish or the plants for that matter- ?

 
Staff
11/27/2012 06:45:53
11/27/2012 06:45:53
Not particularly but I would definitely do a 30% water change as a minimum for the fish's sake

 
Guest
01/21/2013 10:34:15
01/21/2013 10:34:15
How do I clean the drop checker? Do I just rinse it with tap water or the 4dKH solution?

 
Staff
01/21/2013 18:05:26
01/21/2013 18:05:26

tap water - give it a good scrub. Tricky to clean inside so you might try a mild bleach solution over night then rinse under tap water for a few mins


 
Guest
04/09/2013 19:45:32
04/09/2013 19:45:32
Bought one of these yesterday, delivered today but it didn't have the sucker as shown in the pic. Is it meant to come with the sucker? If not, do you sell them as I can only see the clip type suckers on here which wouldn't work with this.

 
Staff
04/09/2013 21:09:48
04/09/2013 21:09:48
Pls email the office and we can send one out to you :)

 
Guest
10/22/2013 11:41:19
10/22/2013 11:41:19
looks like one of these awful plastic suckers that only last a few days before going hard and letting go? Do not want the chemical to escape into the aquarium.

 
Staff
10/22/2013 14:01:46
10/22/2013 14:01:46

They are rubber suction cups but they don't fall off. Certainly there's no chemicals that can escape into the water.


 
Guest
11/01/2013 00:04:15
11/01/2013 00:04:15
Do theas work with liquid easy carbo??

 
Staff
11/01/2013 08:08:14
11/01/2013 08:08:14

No


 
Guest
05/20/2019 19:38:13
05/20/2019 19:38:13
What is the height and width of this item?

 
Staff
05/20/2019 22:09:06
05/20/2019 22:09:06

about 5cm high and 3 wide (roughly)



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