ive also tired something like that (to make a tighter hole) and it pretty much just filled up with air and the bottle just kind of floated to the surface...
co2 bubbles....
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I used the Duetto too, got tired of seeing nothing but bubbles and ended up buying a reactor. You can build one out of PVC and bioballs, I have seen it posted from Plantbrain in the last few days under inexpensive reactor, but can't find it just yet.
Anyway, I now have very very few escaping bubbles and my plants pearl like crazy, and I use fewer bubbles per second than I had to use with the Duetto.
Anyway, I now have very very few escaping bubbles and my plants pearl like crazy, and I use fewer bubbles per second than I had to use with the Duetto.
well i put the bottle back on and put a small sponge in the end and it works better than w/o it so i guess ill just use that....
i snipped off the top half of a 16 ounce water bottle, affixed a pair of suction cups to it to stick to the back glass and used it as a collection bell for the bubbles of the DIY reactor. I then put the powerhead upside down and pointed the flow into the bell. The turbulence inside the bell was pretty cool, but it did a great job of dissolving the CO2 into the water. If you can hide the contraption behind a rock or driftwood it does work well, plus the intake on the top of the powerhead has confused the snails and they don't seem to be getting stuck on the intake anymore.
Just try to direct the powerhead flow into the bell as best you can so it creates a lot of water movement. Any extra CO2 is bubbled off, and if the bell fills up the excess CO2 it will just bubble out the bell and up to the surface.
It isn't pretty, but it's really inexpensive, and will help with the "tiny bubbles" troubles.
Just try to direct the powerhead flow into the bell as best you can so it creates a lot of water movement. Any extra CO2 is bubbled off, and if the bell fills up the excess CO2 it will just bubble out the bell and up to the surface.
It isn't pretty, but it's really inexpensive, and will help with the "tiny bubbles" troubles.
Buy a reactor because a lot of the co2 is being wasted. They make membrane reactors, ones powered by powerheads or even a diy your own. If have have any questions feel free to email me
Marcus
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Marcus
Http://www.Aquatic-store.com
Co2, Plants, Substrate, Filters, Heaters, UV and more
