beachy Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Hey all, just wanted some ideas on DIY Co2 bubble counters Today i made an inline reactor out of pvc pipe, some hansen fittings and some Bio balls, but now have no way of telling my bubble rate. I think my easiest way would be a small coke bottle or something, does anyone have any other variations on bubble counters? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Yea, Luke has a small coke bottle filled most of the way up with water, with the inlet going into under the water line and the outlet coming out the top, into the reactor.... Pretty good for what they are :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted September 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 sounds good , i might try and do it on a smaller scale, if i can find a descent small clear bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted September 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Heres a pic of the reactor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 I made one using a small glass pill bottle that I got from a chemist. Drilled a couple of holes in the lid for the tubes, one went almost to the bottom the other near the top and filled it 3/4 with water. It worked ok but leaked until I got the hot glue gun out and sealed the lid and tube holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted September 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Sweet sounds good, i guess thats whats good with using coke bottles,they are made for holding pressure, the only seal to worry about is the air lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 that looks good beachy, i've seen one done like that with clear tube instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted September 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 Thanks fishboi, clear tube would have been better, then i could see if its doing the job ok. Im thinking this will work ok, i might have to add some more bioballs to it yet, but il see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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