Discrete CO2

[BurtonMan]

I have a smallish tank and I don't have much space to accommodate gear the likes of a sophisticated CO2 setup. I've started using a small quart bottle with yeast/sugar and then I bubble that into the intake of my power filter...

I'd prefer to use pressurized CO2 cartridges and bubble that into the power filter instead. Does anyone know how I might do a discrete setup w/small pressurized CO2 cylinders to replace this sugar/yeast generator?

 

[Jared]

How small is the tank? You might want to try Flourish Excel. It's a non-CO2 carbon source that can give you roughly 1/3 the boost of CO2 . For more info about it see the Excel link on http://www.brainyday.com/jared/aquarium/info.htm under In-Depth/Fertilization & Nutrition.

HTH,
Jared

 

[Richer]

Shop around, you never know... I've seen tiny CO2 tanks at this one LFS that I shop at regularly. I think maybe it was a 2 pound tank? Not sure, but it was very small.
If your tank is small, something like Flourish Excel will work, but imho, its gonna be expensive in the long run.

HTH
-Richer