CO2 Systems? - Aquarium Advice

08-15-2005, 08:30 PM

OK So I am getting the idea now that I will need some [acronym:38b2d86921="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:38b2d86921].

Taking a quick glance they are really pricey! Are there any cheap ways of doing it?

rich311k · 08-15-2005, 08:32 PM

Here is a link about different options.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showqu...q=2&fldAuto=41

08-15-2005, 08:44 PM

Thanks.
Any of these methods will work for me?

rich311k · 08-15-2005, 08:48 PM

With 30 gallons they should work. I do [acronym:969ce7b7f4="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:969ce7b7f4] with a 2 liter bottle in a 36 [acronym:969ce7b7f4="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:969ce7b7f4] and I have over 30 [acronym:969ce7b7f4="Parts per Million"]ppm[/acronym:969ce7b7f4] of [acronym:969ce7b7f4="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:969ce7b7f4].

08-15-2005, 08:50 PM

How do you do that? Do you stick a powerhead inside the tank, and instead of hooking up the air intake, you hook it up to the bottle?

What goes inside the bottle, and how long does it last?

rich311k · 08-15-2005, 08:56 PM

I put 3 cups of sugar 1/4 tps of yeast and 1/4 tps of baking soda, fill bottle to just where it starts to curve at the next with luke warm water and shake it up. I insert a hose through a hole in the bottle top that I sealed with silicone. It is attached to a fine airstone. It takes about 30 mins to start and last 3 weeks. It would probably last longer but I change it every 3 weeks.

If you want a fancier diffuser, there are all kinds of threads around here and on the internet about how to make one.

08-15-2005, 08:58 PM

Do you stick the hose just below the bottle top? In other words, it does not go into the liquid?

Does it require shaking the bottle?? Or you just mix it and leave it be and it does the rest?

Does anyone see a problem with me hooking the hose up to the [acronym:9dbad47efe="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:9dbad47efe] air intake, and doing it that way? Or would that create too many bubble in the aquarium?

rich311k · 08-15-2005, 09:00 PM

The hose is just in the top about an inch or so. I shake I don't think it is strictly required.

08-15-2005, 09:01 PM

Sounds good to me!

Any idea about the powerhead?

rich311k · 08-15-2005, 09:03 PM

Sorry I have never had one. I think they discussed this a few weeks ago in planted section.

08-15-2005, 08:30 PM	#1
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	CO2 Systems? OK So I am getting the idea now that I will need some [acronym:38b2d86921="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:38b2d86921]. Taking a quick glance they are really pricey! Are there any cheap ways of doing it?

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08-15-2005, 08:32 PM	#2
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,849 Images: 35	Here is a link about different options. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showqu...q=2&fldAuto=41

08-15-2005, 08:44 PM	#3
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks. Any of these methods will work for me?

08-15-2005, 08:48 PM	#4
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,849 Images: 35	With 30 gallons they should work. I do [acronym:969ce7b7f4="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:969ce7b7f4] with a 2 liter bottle in a 36 [acronym:969ce7b7f4="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:969ce7b7f4] and I have over 30 [acronym:969ce7b7f4="Parts per Million"]ppm[/acronym:969ce7b7f4] of [acronym:969ce7b7f4="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:969ce7b7f4].

08-15-2005, 08:50 PM	#5
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	How do you do that? Do you stick a powerhead inside the tank, and instead of hooking up the air intake, you hook it up to the bottle? What goes inside the bottle, and how long does it last?

08-15-2005, 08:56 PM	#6
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,849 Images: 35	I put 3 cups of sugar 1/4 tps of yeast and 1/4 tps of baking soda, fill bottle to just where it starts to curve at the next with luke warm water and shake it up. I insert a hose through a hole in the bottle top that I sealed with silicone. It is attached to a fine airstone. It takes about 30 mins to start and last 3 weeks. It would probably last longer but I change it every 3 weeks. If you want a fancier diffuser, there are all kinds of threads around here and on the internet about how to make one.

08-15-2005, 08:58 PM	#7
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	Do you stick the hose just below the bottle top? In other words, it does not go into the liquid? Does it require shaking the bottle?? Or you just mix it and leave it be and it does the rest? Does anyone see a problem with me hooking the hose up to the [acronym:9dbad47efe="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:9dbad47efe] air intake, and doing it that way? Or would that create too many bubble in the aquarium?

08-15-2005, 09:00 PM	#8
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,849 Images: 35	The hose is just in the top about an inch or so. I shake I don't think it is strictly required.

08-15-2005, 09:01 PM	#9
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	Sounds good to me! Any idea about the powerhead?

08-15-2005, 09:03 PM	#10
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,849 Images: 35	Sorry I have never had one. I think they discussed this a few weeks ago in planted section.