Adrienne Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 I have a pressurised CO2 setup with a solenoid on a timer and a plastic bubble counter and a glass diffuser. It used to work perfectly but now the plastic bubble counter keeps popping apart spilling the small amount of water in it. Its a new bubble counter as I thought the old one was faulty because the same thing was happening. Could it be my diffuser - is it possible its blocked. I would love some of you to post pics of the way your CO2 is setup. Any suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 I would think that the first step would be to bypass the bubble counter to test that the diffuser is not blocked. My guess is that it is blocked and that the ceramic disk needs a soak in bleach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 okay - I did do a run before putting the diffuser on but did not have the airline right down into the tank and it seemed okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hi A, This is how I have mine set up. Mister and bubbles that get thrown around with a 600LPH power head. Just out of interest - I filled the cylinder yesterday, so it's been 6 months since the last refill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 thanks Phoenix! I ran it without the diffuser and no issues so soaked it in bleach and as soon as I started it off again the bubble counted popped apart. I am going to purchase a glass one. Just checking as its a little hard to tell but yours is inside the tank? I will also have to get a new diffuser I suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 the bubble counter goes outside the tank. I have 2 misters and i alternate between them. If the diffuser is gunked up the tubes from the bubble counter will fly off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfish Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 how long does the co2 bottle last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 how long does the co2 bottle last? Just out of interest - I filled the cylinder yesterday, so it's been 6 months since the last refill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 one thing I have noticed is different diffuser's have very different running pressures. My old diffuser use to require me to turn the pressure up just about all the way in order to get the required bubbles per min. However, with my new diffuser the reg is hardly even turned on... So in short, your diffuser is most probably putting a lot more pressure on the line then what mine does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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