Hey all!
So I finally got my DIY CO2 up and running. It's been running for about a month and all is well. However, the only thing I'm noticing is that the plants are growing, but not coloring up. Now, I know that you need intense light and a lot of CO2 to achieve that nice red color in plants, but I've been running it for about a month now and still haven't seen any results. Any suggestions?
Here's the setup:
2 2L soda bottles
-These have airline tubing coming out and have no CO2 leaking out (I believe, I'm not sure how you can check exactly, but I'm 99% sure it's making CO2 and not leaking). They have check valves and run into a T-valve. The T-valve connects to the
1 1L burp bottle
-This is my reasoning for why I'm sure it's making CO2. There are bubbles coming from the airline coming from the T-valve. Sometimes there is also condensation on the bottle, and sometimes when I shake the yeast bottles, bubbles come out rapidly from the airline.. This leads to the
Filter intake
-It's an AC 50 Filter. It goes into that little hole where the intake is and into the powerhead on the AC. I hear the CO2 coming into the filter (there's these little squirting sounds) and I assume it's being poured out into the water. I heard that filters can decrease surface area, so it can cause a major loss in CO2 production. Is this my problem? Do I need a new method of diffusion?
Recipe:
-2 cups sugar
-2 teaspoons yeast
I change the solution in the bottle every 1-2 weeks, and stagger changing the mixture in the bottles between weeks. I put
the yeast in a small plastic container with some warm water and stir it with a fork for one minute, then let it sit for the next for 5-8 minutes. I fill up the bottles around 2/3 full with warm water, pour in the 2 cups of sugar with a funnel, and then the yeast. Then I cap it, shake it until everything is diluted, and plug it back in again.
Am I doing something wrong with my recipe???
Lights are T5HO's, dual fixture, high light, 39watts each, ~12 inch depth. The reason I needed the CO2 in the first place was because I had too much light, therefore more CO2. I also wanted some more growth and nice coloration.
Anything off? I stopped doing the CO2 2 days ago because I want to figure out what's going wrong. Do I need more CO2?
Thank you for all the help you have given me! I appreciate your response
So I finally got my DIY CO2 up and running. It's been running for about a month and all is well. However, the only thing I'm noticing is that the plants are growing, but not coloring up. Now, I know that you need intense light and a lot of CO2 to achieve that nice red color in plants, but I've been running it for about a month now and still haven't seen any results. Any suggestions?
Here's the setup:
2 2L soda bottles
-These have airline tubing coming out and have no CO2 leaking out (I believe, I'm not sure how you can check exactly, but I'm 99% sure it's making CO2 and not leaking). They have check valves and run into a T-valve. The T-valve connects to the
1 1L burp bottle
-This is my reasoning for why I'm sure it's making CO2. There are bubbles coming from the airline coming from the T-valve. Sometimes there is also condensation on the bottle, and sometimes when I shake the yeast bottles, bubbles come out rapidly from the airline.. This leads to the
Filter intake
-It's an AC 50 Filter. It goes into that little hole where the intake is and into the powerhead on the AC. I hear the CO2 coming into the filter (there's these little squirting sounds) and I assume it's being poured out into the water. I heard that filters can decrease surface area, so it can cause a major loss in CO2 production. Is this my problem? Do I need a new method of diffusion?
Recipe:
-2 cups sugar
-2 teaspoons yeast
I change the solution in the bottle every 1-2 weeks, and stagger changing the mixture in the bottles between weeks. I put
the yeast in a small plastic container with some warm water and stir it with a fork for one minute, then let it sit for the next for 5-8 minutes. I fill up the bottles around 2/3 full with warm water, pour in the 2 cups of sugar with a funnel, and then the yeast. Then I cap it, shake it until everything is diluted, and plug it back in again.
Am I doing something wrong with my recipe???
Lights are T5HO's, dual fixture, high light, 39watts each, ~12 inch depth. The reason I needed the CO2 in the first place was because I had too much light, therefore more CO2. I also wanted some more growth and nice coloration.
Anything off? I stopped doing the CO2 2 days ago because I want to figure out what's going wrong. Do I need more CO2?
Thank you for all the help you have given me! I appreciate your response
