fishandchips Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 I have been running a DIY c02 system made up of a three litre juice container for only a day and a half and already i have got my plants pearling! It is fantastic. If anyone has been waiting to try it but has been unsure I would say give it a go. If you install a good check valve what can go wrong. I am going to see how long this mix lasts me and if i get some good growth I am going to invest in some top quality stuff. Bottle and everything. Plants, plants, plants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagonman Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 i had one setup in my cabinet and it done nothing, must be to cold in the cabinet for the yeast, how is yours setup with temp etc. pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishandchips Posted June 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 My set up stays around 21C we have a heat pump that runs most of the day at that temp. It is really good because the heat pump does not run at night so that slows the system down heaps so i dont have to worry about it running at night. I will try find a camera to take some pictures of it. If it helps i will explain how i set it up: I have a big 3l juice bottle (Pams) it has a nice flat base on it. In it i mixed 1.5l of water, 2t of yeast and 2 cups of sugar. I have that running into a 1l juice container (Pams) to collect crude if it decides to travel up the tube. I had that connected to another 1l juice container half filled with water to act as a bubble counter but that made to much noise so i now have ditched the bubble counter and the c02 runs straight into the intake for my HOB filter. To make sure that everything is nice and sealed i drilled the holes for the tube 1mm to small then feed the tube through. I then hot glued the lids shut. When i need to replace i will just get another juice container. It took a little trial and error to get it going but i think it helped having a constant temp. I also have the big bottle hard up against my tank so it will be getting heat from that as well. Hope this helps. Will get some pic soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishandchips Posted July 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Here is a very crude and unartistic drawing. Click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Are there any other ways you can do this with out having it atttached to the filter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishandchips Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Yeah you can get a c02 difussor. I have one coming in the post at the moment. It will make the big bubbles for the airline hose into tiny bubbles. You can also make a reactor which helps the c02 disolve into water but that is something that i am not to sure about. If you do a quick search on either the site or google you will find heaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.