I'm a fish keeper first & foremost, however I do appreciate the added benefits of keeping a planted aquarium. I keep low maintenance plants that require low to moderate lighting. I dose ferts moderately, provide adequate lighting & I use DIY CO2.
I've used water, sugar, & yeast recipes & I've used recipes that in addition have incorporated JELL-O, uncooked rice, etc. As for equipment, I just used plan plastic bottles (sizes range between 1L - 64oz), airline tubing, check valves, & diffuser stones. My set ups work just fine however I always end up getting at nasty yeast "muck" in my water no matter what I do. I've use an extra bottle as a "gas separator" & I still end up getting that nastiness in my water. Furthermore, I'm beginning to think that the results I'm getting from the CO2 are rather negligible even though I try to diffuse the CO2 as much as possible & I try keeping surface agitation down to a minimum.
My question is Is there a secret to preventing that nasty yeast "muck" from making it's way into your water? If so please share.
If there isn't a way to prevent this other than using a "gas separator" (which I already use) I will pull the plug on my DIY CO2 set up. The mess that it ends up making in my tank (i.e. cloudy water, "mucked up" plant leaves, premature clogging up of my HOB filter) is hardly worth the minimal results I'm getting.
I've used water, sugar, & yeast recipes & I've used recipes that in addition have incorporated JELL-O, uncooked rice, etc. As for equipment, I just used plan plastic bottles (sizes range between 1L - 64oz), airline tubing, check valves, & diffuser stones. My set ups work just fine however I always end up getting at nasty yeast "muck" in my water no matter what I do. I've use an extra bottle as a "gas separator" & I still end up getting that nastiness in my water. Furthermore, I'm beginning to think that the results I'm getting from the CO2 are rather negligible even though I try to diffuse the CO2 as much as possible & I try keeping surface agitation down to a minimum.
My question is Is there a secret to preventing that nasty yeast "muck" from making it's way into your water? If so please share.
If there isn't a way to prevent this other than using a "gas separator" (which I already use) I will pull the plug on my DIY CO2 set up. The mess that it ends up making in my tank (i.e. cloudy water, "mucked up" plant leaves, premature clogging up of my HOB filter) is hardly worth the minimal results I'm getting.