If your output isnt that great it usually means you have a small or big leak in your system somewhere.Check connections carefully. ;-))
DIY Co2 Generator recipe
- Thread starter JimL
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You want to use only lukewarm/warm water to activate the yeast.
Cold water and warm mix might not activate all of the yeast resulting in
a lower output of co2.
Cold water and warm mix might not activate all of the yeast resulting in
a lower output of co2.
A side note question:
Will the Carbon in my filters absorb the Co2 I'm trying to get into my water?
Will the Carbon in my filters absorb the Co2 I'm trying to get into my water?
here it is i found it. if you look under application on this thread a little ways down it says what the OJ and other stuff is used for, its a pretty in depth explanatory article
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152401
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152401
Need help
I just found this thread in a search. I am thinking about doing a DIY Co2 setup, I see here it tells me the ingredients, but I am completly new to this. I have NO idea how to build the setup.. or how it works. Can someone give me a quick parts list and instructions on how to build and opertate?
Thanks!
I just found this thread in a search. I am thinking about doing a DIY Co2 setup, I see here it tells me the ingredients, but I am completly new to this. I have NO idea how to build the setup.. or how it works. Can someone give me a quick parts list and instructions on how to build and opertate?
Thanks!
I think a lot of DIY CO2 success comes from the type of bottle.
I use heavy duty (AriZona ice tea) plastic that has a screw on cap.
I drill a hole in the cap that is smaller than the OD of the tubing. Pull the tubing through the hole with some long nose pliers. Then I use a recipe similar to the one Trigger uses.
However I do add about 1/3 tsp of baking soda. The more sugar and yeast added = more vigorous CO2 production.
IMO, the flimsy soda bottles expand too much to force the CO2 through the diffuser.
I also hook two bottles in tandem and change one each week. The color in my DC’s stay at a yellowish green almost constantly.
Also, after I mix a new batch, I put the whole bottle in the sink with warm water for a couple of hours. This gets the mix generating CO2 before I hook it into the system.
In colder weather, DIY CO2 is harder to start.
Before I started pressurized on my 46 gallon, I used this method of DIY successfully. Pressurized is a lot less trouble.
Good luck
Charles
I use heavy duty (AriZona ice tea) plastic that has a screw on cap.
I drill a hole in the cap that is smaller than the OD of the tubing. Pull the tubing through the hole with some long nose pliers. Then I use a recipe similar to the one Trigger uses.
However I do add about 1/3 tsp of baking soda. The more sugar and yeast added = more vigorous CO2 production.
IMO, the flimsy soda bottles expand too much to force the CO2 through the diffuser.
I also hook two bottles in tandem and change one each week. The color in my DC’s stay at a yellowish green almost constantly.
Also, after I mix a new batch, I put the whole bottle in the sink with warm water for a couple of hours. This gets the mix generating CO2 before I hook it into the system.
In colder weather, DIY CO2 is harder to start.
Before I started pressurized on my 46 gallon, I used this method of DIY successfully. Pressurized is a lot less trouble.
Good luck
Charles
cool that helps me a bit.
So I just do all this and stick the hose in the water and let it go?
So I just do all this and stick the hose in the water and let it go?
After fiddling with DIY CO2 for several years, my suggestion would be bite the bullet and get a real system. Compare the effortless exact output of copious CO2 to the small amounts that always spikes than tapers off and is a huge PITA. You will wonder why you ever waited. They aren't that expensive.
