My DIY CO2 went live today.

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.

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

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!

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

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

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...

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....