DYI Co2 - Aquarium Advice

dharris · 02-26-2006, 06:55 PM

What are the ingredients for DYI Co2? Also, what size bottle and mixture should I use for my 24 and 29 gallon tanks?

ringfinger · 02-26-2006, 07:36 PM

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...diy+co2+recipe

This would be a good post to get ideas from, and there are many many more topics on just this subject if you do a forum search.

I used a pair of 2 liter bottles for my 29 gallon tank with some success, but then I went pressurized and haven't felt better!

BlazerFRS · 02-26-2006, 09:21 PM

You'd probably have better results with 2x one gallon containers. I went with 1x one gallon on my 10gal tank to get it consitent and high.

Zezmo · 02-27-2006, 01:21 AM

I went through a bit of a harsh learning curve when it comes to DIY CO2. ;-( I wrote about it here... I did come up with a pretty good formula though.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=63316

malkore · 02-27-2006, 11:41 AM

I'm a fan of two DIY jugs, and for a 29gal, I'd go with at least two 2 liter jugs, started on two different weeks, for the best, most consistent DIY output.

02-26-2006, 06:55 PM	#1
dharris Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 53	DYI Co2 What are the ingredients for DYI Co2? Also, what size bottle and mixture should I use for my 24 and 29 gallon tanks?

02-26-2006, 09:21 PM	#3
BlazerFRS Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 320 Images: 4	You'd probably have better results with 2x one gallon containers. I went with 1x one gallon on my 10gal tank to get it consitent and high. __________________ 10 gallon 2.6 [acronym="Watts Per Gallon"]WPG[/acronym], [acronym="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym] supplemented. 3 Dwarf Puffers, 3 Ghost Shrimp, 3 Otos Planted with Java Fern, C. retrospiralis, Java moss, chistmas moss, L. repens, R. rotundifolia, Wisteria, C. wendtii, C. lucen, S. subulata, M. heterophyllum, C. carolina

02-27-2006, 11:41 AM	#5
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	I'm a fan of two DIY jugs, and for a 29gal, I'd go with at least two 2 liter jugs, started on two different weeks, for the best, most consistent DIY output. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

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02-26-2006, 07:36 PM	#2
ringfinger Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cedar City, UT Posts: 412 Images: 4	http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...diy+co2+recipe This would be a good post to get ideas from, and there are many many more topics on just this subject if you do a forum search. I used a pair of 2 liter bottles for my 29 gallon tank with some success, but then I went pressurized and haven't felt better!

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Zezmo Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,112 Images: 14	I went through a bit of a harsh learning curve when it comes to DIY CO2. ;-( I wrote about it here... I did come up with a pretty good formula though. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=63316