My new DIY co2 diffuser.

gupman

gupman

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Well It looks like it will work good do you think?
Parts came from protein skimmer,bubble wall,old siphon vac,2 seasoning lids,and a fluval 1...It's for a 10 gallon tank....

I have a question bout the fermenter.....
The last picture is refills for the store bought 1 im assuming its the yeast and something else ..the thing is i dont have the directions from the store bought 1 to see how much sugar and warm water...the container the sell with the kit has lines to show you...Anyone know?

And what size bottle should i use a 16 oz?

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Oh yea and It's gonna have 3 wpg light and It has eco-complete substrate...Figured id'e do a 10 gallon for a bit b4 i do my 65 gallon...
 
Its for a 10 gallon the fluval is for a 12 gallon.....do i didnt get then natural plant system just the refill packets should work huh..And my 65 i have my tank for co2 just need to get regulator.....
 
Mgamer20o0 said:
thought about just using a 32 oz bottle and just cutting everything in half? also i wouldnt do diy co2 over a 20-30 gal max..... 65 most surly need pressurized.

http://www.qsl.net/w2wdx/aquaria/diyco2.html
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Against everyones advice, I did DIY Co2 on my 55g for quite some time with great results. It's a huge amount of work to get things working decent. Constantly testing water and changing fert amounts to get a good balance was the worst. Algae will let one know real quick if something isnt quite right.

I have since quit doing the DIY route. And will hopefully be starting to purchase parts for an injected system sometime soon. Time is too hard to come by, so constantly checking water params, etc. will be too difficult for a DIY system.

So, if one wants Co2 and doesnt mind the work, I think it can be done on a 65g. However, injection would have to be so much more less time consuming. I havent used injection yet. But from the way folks talk about it, it seems almost "set it and forget it". ALMOST. Just my 2 cents.
 
I have 3 hagen bottles and ladders that I got for 5 bucks each at my lfs used section. I've tried various combos of suger and yeast and found that in these bottles one cup of sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of yeast seem to work the best. Make sure you use warm water when making up the mixture. I use water that just borders on hot. I fill the container about half way, stir in the sugar, then top off the water and stir in the yeast. I get my first bubbles in 20-30 mins usually.
 
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