JMHart's 45g FW Planted

Great job! :clap:

I was thinking how much I liked the rock wall when you posted this to the tank-painting thread. And the gold gouramis look great: one of my favorite fish.
 
Cool tank!
 
Nice tank
The hood and the stand really look great.
That HC should go crazy in no time.

So wait im trying to understand the whole filling the bottle half way thing..
So you are saying half filled it will give you the maximum amount of co2 into the tank, how often do you recharge the bottles?? Do you still use the same concentration of sugar and yeast just less water or what?

Thanks
 
bk828 said:
Nice tank
The hood and the stand really look great.
That HC should go crazy in no time.

So wait im trying to understand the whole filling the bottle half way thing..
So you are saying half filled it will give you the maximum amount of co2 into the tank, how often do you recharge the bottles?? Do you still use the same concentration of sugar and yeast just less water or what?

Thanks
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It's not so much a "half" thing, as a below the point where the bottle starts to narrow. You want to maximize the surface area between the liquid and air. I use 2 cups of sugar and a little over 2 cups of water to dissolve it. After adding yeast, that only fills a little over half the bottle.

And I've also discovered that larger bottle dwelling fish and a developing HC lawn don't mix well. The HC looks pretty rough because they fish keep uprooting most of it.
 
jmhart said:
It's not so much a "half" thing, as a below the point where the bottle starts to narrow. You want to maximize the surface area between the liquid and air. I use 2 cups of sugar and a little over 2 cups of water to dissolve it. After adding yeast, that only fills a little over half the bottle.

And I've also discovered that larger bottle dwelling fish and a developing HC lawn don't mix well. The HC looks pretty rough because they fish keep uprooting most of it.
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So how often do you recharge the bottles?? you add baking soda or just sugar/water/yeast? also how much yeast??
I have to recharge my bottles soon and up for new trials..

Got an update on the hc?? i know its only been 2 weeks but just curious on how its going.
 
bk828 said:
So how often do you recharge the bottles?? you add baking soda or just sugar/water/yeast? also how much yeast??
I have to recharge my bottles soon and up for new trials..

Got an update on the hc?? i know its only been 2 weeks but just curious on how its going.
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I use champagne yeast.


My general diy strategy. I take a 4 cup measuring cup, add 2 dry cups of sugar, then fill it up with hot water. This gives 2 cups of sugar and a little over 2 cups of water. This amount goes in each bottle(I have 3 bottles).

In the beginning, I add a 1/4 tsp of yeast to half cup warm water. After activation, this goes in one bottle with a pinch of baking soda. Repeat for each bottle.

About every 2 weeks, I gently pour out most of the liquid from each trying not to disturb the yeast on the bottom. No matter what, about a cup of liquid always remains. I then add the 2 cup sugar/ ~2 cup water solution to each bottle.

At this time, I drop 1/4 tsp of yeast into half cup warm water. I distribute this to all three bottles to account for any lost yeast.

That's what I do. Works pretty well.


And the HC's not doing so great. What is staying planted is doing great, but more is being uprooted and lost(I don't know how, it just disappears) than is growing. The stuff that is growing looks great, but the fish keep uprooting the other stuff.
 
Very nice looking and thanks for the idea of the shelf mounted on the door. I have been looking for a way to keep all my foods and small containers (Prime, Blackwater Extract, plant foods, etc) organized and you just nailed it!
 
jmhart said:
I use champagne yeast.


My general diy strategy. I take a 4 cup measuring cup, add 2 dry cups of sugar, then fill it up with hot water. This gives 2 cups of sugar and a little over 2 cups of water. This amount goes in each bottle(I have 3 bottles).

In the beginning, I add a 1/4 tsp of yeast to half cup warm water. After activation, this goes in one bottle with a pinch of baking soda. Repeat for each bottle.

About every 2 weeks, I gently pour out most of the liquid from each trying not to disturb the yeast on the bottom. No matter what, about a cup of liquid always remains. I then add the 2 cup sugar/ ~2 cup water solution to each bottle.

At this time, I drop 1/4 tsp of yeast into half cup warm water. I distribute this to all three bottles to account for any lost yeast.

That's what I do. Works pretty well.


And the HC's not doing so great. What is staying planted is doing great, but more is being uprooted and lost(I don't know how, it just disappears) than is growing. The stuff that is growing looks great, but the fish keep uprooting the other stuff.
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ahh so there really isnt a need to pour out the whole mix and wash the bottle fully?? nice
How many bubbles are you getting?

Also just curious hows your dosing schedule?

thanks for all info
 
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