i hate diy co2

coach_z

coach_z

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i really cannot wait to upgrade.

every day my find myself with water being pulled up through the tubing. my bottles not creating any co2 at the moment or them just being restrictid by the water in the tubing...

i shake the bottles a little bit to hopefully push the water out of the tubing...or give the bottle a very small squeeze and then BAM!!!! i have co2 up the wazzzooo. ten minuets later, i have no co2, next morning i have water running back up and through my airline.

the tubing is clear through the rest of the assembly...no water or any obstructions.

i have a check valve after each bottle, a t connector. tube. another check valve and then the thing running to below my powerhead.

any ideas?
 
Here is my DIY CO2, which works great:

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The output runs into a canister filter at the moment. In my first attempt at this, I had leaks, so I disassembled everything and the used a ton of silicone to seal it back up while eliminating as many leak points as possible. The bubble counter helps in several ways by allowing you to see if the system is working up to that point, along with letting you know just how much CO2 is being produced. If everything is sealed correctly, then you should have no problem with back flow.
 
I love DIY co2 but mine comes form Home Brew
 
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