My DIY CO2 went live today.

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• Aug 21, 2010

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Put together my DIY CO2 system....I wanted it to be scaleable, since I don't want to gas my fish, nor do I want this heavily planted.
The plan is for "Big Poppa" the 3-quart to come on line first. If need be. I will put the other bottles on. All have check valves, so should not be a problem without cultures in them.
Used 2-2/4 up of sugar, 1/2 tsp Fleischman's year, 1 tsp baking soda, and filled Big Poppa.
pH in the tank 7.6 at 1030 when we closed the system off.
1915 and no bubbles out of the bubble counter.
I want to monitor pH as the bubbles start. I am freaked out by the thought of gassing my guys/gals, so I will probably uncap the bubble counter tonight so that if it starts producing over night it won't gas the tank.
The tank ain't actually green, it's just a bad picture, I swear.

 

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• Aug 21, 2010

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Nice! Is this the 72 gallon? I'm curious to see how it does. I couldn't get enough out of two 2-liters for my 30g even.

 

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• Aug 22, 2010

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0915 (+23 Hours)...no bubbles. Checked the package, yeast is best if used by 12Sep2010...so it may be a little old.

 

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• Aug 22, 2010

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give it some time.

 

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• Aug 22, 2010

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I reproofed new yeast, with better use by date, there are already bubbles in the fermenter...waiting for the first ones in the bubble counter!

 

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• Aug 22, 2010

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WOOHOO!!! ~1 bps (20/18 second for the purists).

 

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• Aug 23, 2010

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Still steady 1bps...but nothing coming out of the airstone in the tank...I think we add the second fermenter tomorrow.

 

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• Aug 24, 2010

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Second fermenter put on line this morning, as of 1800 tonight, it is also putting out ~1bps. I still see nothing coming out of the airstone. However, the final aquarium cloudiness has cleared...

 

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• Aug 24, 2010

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DJDrZ said:

Second fermenter put on line this morning, as of 1800 tonight, it is also putting out ~1bps. I still see nothing coming out of the airstone. However, the final aquarium cloudiness has cleared...

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Here are pix...sad little airstone with no CO2....

 

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• Aug 24, 2010

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check the line that goes from the counter up to the tank, to make sure nothing is pinching the line close. if there's not then in a few days still not getting anything thru the stone I would shake one of the bottles back and forth for 1 or 2 sec, you will see a rush in the counter from that bottle but pay attention to the stone and see if any CO2 is coming from it.

I tried the stone after i had found the pinch in the main line and never see anything. then I pull the stone off the line and got it feeding the CO2 in the intake of my HOB PF now.