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Looking at Söchting oxidizer on BossAquaria. Does anyone have any experience with it? Certainly looks like a great addition to my nano tank, improving oxygen levels for my shrimps.

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Definitely an addition ! My order is placed with the Bee Shrimp Mineral.....must thank Dean into the research and getting these product to our shores !

Sprae .... You must have plans for more nano tanks, breeding tanks ..... LOL, I was once contented with having 1 tank, then 2, and swore my 3rd was the last. Now I have 10 !!!

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Lol. I don't need to be convinced. My boss/wife does! :(

I want a ADA style tank plus a breeding rack ;)

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Happy to say I received the Mini Söchting oxidizer from BossAquaria today! Can't wait to add it into my tank tomorrow.

Shout out to Dean for the great service and speedy shipment :applause:

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i got mine too on thursday! just set it up and it was easy peasy! can't wait to see the results!

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Lol. I don't need to be convinced. My boss/wife does! :(

I want a ADA style tank plus a breeding rack ;)

Haha, put her on the forum, we'll try and convince her ;)

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Happy to say I received the Mini Söchting oxidizer from BossAquaria today! Can't wait to add it into my tank tomorrow.

Shout out to Dean for the great service and speedy shipment :applause:

Keep us posted sprae, I might get one for my ADA Mini S...

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Just added the oxydator into my nano. Initial reactions;

- This mini oxydator fits well into my tank but need to make sure it's accessible from the neck of the Edge.

- Only using one catalyst as my tank is under 30L. Very easy to set up.

- First few minutes, there were lot's of mini bubbles. Probably mostly from the ceramic letting air out. As the Edge has enclosed top, I had to place it so these bubbles to the top of the neck.

- Once settled, the micro oxygen bubbles very slowly seeps out and I place it into it's permanent spot.

- The shrimps are very curious at this and quite a few are crawling over it. They are feeding now and seems fine.

That's it for now. Certain has no adverse effects that I can see to my shrimps so far. As it's only 4.9% H2O2 solution, even if it's all split/leaked I think it's mostly harmless. I will monitor my algae conditions and activity of my shrimps.

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After a day there's it's certainly h2o2 being used. There's about 5-7mm gone.

Let's hope that's normal operations :)

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Can you overdose? Is using the D in an undersized tank going to cause problems?

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same with me. it's going fast but the shrimp are also very happy n super active. i think it's an oxygen high lol

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there can never be to much oxygen mate :) using the D is not going to be a problem.

Can you overdose? Is using the D in an undersized tank going to cause problems?
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Hi Sprae' date=' would you mind taking a pic? Thanks![/quote']

Here's one I took last night.

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Very very nice Sprae! How will this work if I have CO2 running in the tank? Will it cause disharmony with the PH?

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Very very nice Sprae! How will this work if I have CO2 running in the tank? Will it cause disharmony with the PH?

I don't think so, but I've got a low tech tank without the need for CO2 injections.

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Just Recieved mine today, I set them both up and put 1 with 1 catalyst in my 36L and 1 with 2 catalysts in my 180L rack. Looking good... The shrimp jumped straight onto it ;)

My question is, does the catalyst wear out over time? Or is it simply a case of using solution and that's the only thing you have to replace.

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My question is' date=' does the catalyst wear out over time? Or is it simply a case of using solution and that's the only thing you have to replace.[/quote']

The catalyst does wear out of effectiveness. But not sure how long it lasts.

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over time yes it will wear out, but not for a very very long time :)

Just Recieved mine today, I set them both up and put 1 with 1 catalyst in my 36L and 1 with 2 catalysts in my 180L rack. Looking good... The shrimp jumped straight onto it ;)My question is, does the catalyst wear out over time? Or is it simply a case of using solution and that's the only thing you have to replace.
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Mine is almost half empty in less than a week. I'm thinking the catalyst is new and reacting too much. Either that or my nano tank lack oxygen quite severely.

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Mine is almost half empty in less than a week. I'm thinking the catalyst is new and reacting too much. Either that or my nano tank lack oxygen quite severely.

Do you have lots of surface aggitation? The edge dosent look like it would get much filled to the top?

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