First, let me apologize for how lame this all may sound. But I figure it's better to ask, and feel stupid, than to not ask and screw something up.
I have just returned from the market, having picked up jello, yeast, sugar, a 2 liter coke bottle, some Fleet Enema (oh yeah!!), Epsom salt, ... and dug out an Aquaclear 301 powerhead from 1989, yup, 1989.
My plan is to get the yeast & jello going tonight, and take an inventory of what I have and need to get it going. I would have a CO2 safe air tube (which I will buy tomorrow) running from the coke bottle to the DIY reactor setup. Instead of a gravel vac. tube attached to the powerhead, I was thinking I could use an old undergravel filter tube (the kind that stand vertically in the back corners and have powerheads sitting atop). would that be too small? it is maybe 1" in diameter, maybe 8" long. also, is there a way to have the powerhead push the air OUT through the bottom, conical end, as opposed to out of the horizontal spout? (I hope that made sense, plz see pic below)
I was going to attach the clear undergravel tube to the powerhead with vinyl tape or something aquarium safe, and put a sponge on the end, as I have seen done in DIY reactors.
My main question is how can I get the powerhead to put out the air into the tube? it seems like it sucks IN through the bottom, not pushing OUT.
**I just looked at the Dr Smith & Foster description for the powerhead...it doesnt seem like the 301 has Reverse outflow...only the 402 up....So is there any way that I can possibly get this to work with what I have on hand? I really dont want to spent money on this b/c I would like to change over to pressurized next month, and need to save as much cash as possible
any help you guys and gals can lend would be so very much appreciated.
thanks!
I have just returned from the market, having picked up jello, yeast, sugar, a 2 liter coke bottle, some Fleet Enema (oh yeah!!), Epsom salt, ... and dug out an Aquaclear 301 powerhead from 1989, yup, 1989.
My plan is to get the yeast & jello going tonight, and take an inventory of what I have and need to get it going. I would have a CO2 safe air tube (which I will buy tomorrow) running from the coke bottle to the DIY reactor setup. Instead of a gravel vac. tube attached to the powerhead, I was thinking I could use an old undergravel filter tube (the kind that stand vertically in the back corners and have powerheads sitting atop). would that be too small? it is maybe 1" in diameter, maybe 8" long. also, is there a way to have the powerhead push the air OUT through the bottom, conical end, as opposed to out of the horizontal spout? (I hope that made sense, plz see pic below)
I was going to attach the clear undergravel tube to the powerhead with vinyl tape or something aquarium safe, and put a sponge on the end, as I have seen done in DIY reactors.
My main question is how can I get the powerhead to put out the air into the tube? it seems like it sucks IN through the bottom, not pushing OUT.
**I just looked at the Dr Smith & Foster description for the powerhead...it doesnt seem like the 301 has Reverse outflow...only the 402 up....So is there any way that I can possibly get this to work with what I have on hand? I really dont want to spent money on this b/c I would like to change over to pressurized next month, and need to save as much cash as possible
any help you guys and gals can lend would be so very much appreciated.
thanks!
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