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Old 07-03-2008, 03:58 PM   #1
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DIY co2

Does this work? Or is there something that works better than this?
DIY Yeast CO2 Reactor

some info on this would be great. I really want to start a planted tank!
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Old 07-03-2008, 04:04 PM   #2
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If you stick with medium to lower lighting then you should not need CO2. Others use CO2 from a tank to get a more constant/predictable amount and to them its also less hassle.

It depends on what you setup consists of and what you want, and how much work you want to do.
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Old 07-03-2008, 04:14 PM   #3
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a very effective DIY project for co2 diffusion was made by one of this site's members (do not remember which one ... was is neillah ?? ... i will search)

i admire the fact that in his project the co2 diffusion is complete. (=ZERO loss of gas)
most the other projects i saw presented do not proud themselves with this astonishing fact.

i will search for the link in a sec.

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http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums...tor-93486.html

the genius is sparky697, i think that is you contact him/her he/she might even sell you one for a very reasonable price.
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Old 07-03-2008, 05:43 PM   #4
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What size tank, and how much lighting do you have/want to have?

BTW, Sparky's reactor won't work with a DIY system, they can't build up enough pressure to work.
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BTW, Sparky's reactor won't work with a DIY system, they can't build up enough pressure to work.
That's not entirely true. I made scaled down CO2 reactors for my aquariums which were powered by ViaAqua 180's and they worked perfectly well with DIY CO2.
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Fair enough, I should've caveated that I was never able to build up enough pressure to do it.
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Go to this link. It just have everything you need to know about DIY Yeast/Sugar Co2 System.
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The short answer Tifta is yes it works and yes there is better out there.

What plants are you looking to grow in what size tank?
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The short answer Tifta is yes it works and yes there is better out there.

What plants are you looking to grow in what size tank?
I have a 5 gallon tank right now that i am converting into a planted tank. I got a few plants in it on my profile. I still want to buy some driftwood and maybe tie some java moss on it.
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You can grow Java moss is virtually any light, or lack of it. Thats the only truly green thing in my tank with the stock lighting.
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