DIY CO2 Success... sort of and a question

calivivarium1

calivivarium1

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May 5, 2008
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Well, I finally had a minute(I am sick, so I have had plenty of minutes over the past two days actually) and I played around with my DIY CO2 setup. I removed the check valve and reduced a bit of the silicone tubing, I now have bubbles!

My question is, I currently have about 10bpm. Will this really make a large difference in my tank? I have been dosing Excel and I will continue to do so, I am just curious how much of a difference my CO2 will make. I will definitely do a pressurized kit on my next tank...
 
Ah shoot.... I just realized that I had multiple tabs goin on and I posted this in general and now I can't delete the post. Can I get this moved to the planted forum please?
 
Bubbles per minute can't really tell you what you need to know. A drop checker is very inexpensive and will tell you exactly how much CO2 you have in the tank.

Also note that DIY CO2 is a bit unpredictable. I quickly stopped using that and went to a pressurized system although that is a more expensive option.
 
Thanks for the info guys.

The mix is 36hrs old. It has now stopped bubbling, I'm not sure why. I hear ya max, I really want that red sea CO2 kit that BK had for sale(at least I think it was bk), but I just don't have the cash right now. Between my wife and I we just spent about $3,500 on college this semester so i don't really have much extra money to go around. I think before I hit up a pressurized system I will switch over to dry ferts.
 
If the mix stopped bubbling within 48 hours, it wasn't put together properly. If you aren't already using a thermometer when you rehydrate your yeast, I would start. 99% of all problems I see people having with DIY CO2 is that they don't rehydrate the yeast at the right temperature, always too hot or too cold. You can just use a cheap $2 thermometer from the grocery store.
 
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