White "film" from CO2

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fwfan

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I have been running DIY CO2 for a little over a month now. I started with the Hagen ladder and all seemed well. At one point I wasn't seeing bubbles and upon closer inspection I found that at the bottom where the CO2 bubbles came out there was a build up of while..slime (not sure how exactly to describe it). Cleaned it up and after a while it was there again. I recently ran the line directly into my AC Filter intake. the other night I noticed there was more of this white...stuff building up on the end of the elbow in the intake. Not sure how to describe it exactly ( and no cam for pictures) think fleshy/pulpy/fibrous ..Any clue? Is this a common thing with CO2? Lines are all clear ( and probably way too long) so I can't see it being any backup from CO2 generator
 
i had the same stuff until i switched to pressurized. i'm pretty sure it's yeast growing in the tank, and the only way to get rid of it is scrape it off and vac it up.
 
Bizzare. What is a gas separator? I am hoping the bubble counter will help once I get it completed and any gunge will collect in it and not the tank
 
I have the same problem and have a thread for it too. no luck yet really.
 
FtwayneFish said:
I have the same problem and have a thread for it too. no luck yet really.
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I had seen your other thread, but read it as a fungus growing on wood in the tank. Mine is only at the end of the line where the CO2 bubbles come out.

ehh just scrape it off during a water change.. Not harmful so no need to worry-> not concerned other than it gets to the point of impeding bubbles

a bubble counter will not stop airborn yeast from traveling into your tank. a gas seperator will. it's that simple. you need to filter the co2 with water. ->
and how would one do that..or could you give me mroe info on gas seperators?
 
get a small bottle, drill two holes slightly smaller in diameter than the tubing into the cap.
Force tubing through the cap, pull one line down to the bottom or half way, This line should connect to your bottle(s). Next line does not go down very far, only about an inch. This goes into your tank.

Fill bottle with water, do not cover both lines with water. Hook up, finished.
 
DDeHaven II said:
get a small bottle, drill two holes slightly smaller in diameter than the tubing into the cap.
Force tubing through the cap, pull one line down to the bottom or half way, This line should connect to your bottle(s). Next line does not go down very far, only about an inch. This goes into your tank.

Fill bottle with water, do not cover both lines with water. Hook up, finished.
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Interesting. That is exactly what I am about to assemble tonight that I had built as a bubble counter...
 
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