Basefrog
Aquarium Advice Freak
So excel > normal stuff?
Basefrog said:So here are some pictures of the DIY CO2 system I have..
Bottle:
- 2L
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1/2 ts of baking power
- 1/2 ts of baking yeast ( Plus a little more for good luck )
Bubble Counter:
- An old 'bath salt' tube thing my sister had >.<
- Half full of water
- One end of 'blue' tube submersed (to see bubbles)
Diffuser:
- About 2cm/1 inch of a wooden chopstick
- I whittled it down to the outside diameter of the tube (so it was still too big to fit in)
- Then I boiled the end of the tube for a few seconds so that it was more stretchy/flexible
- then I slowly managed to squeeze the chopstick into the end
- This enables a snug fit and makes sure no CO2 can leak
epiphysis said:Chopstick or bamboo in particular is your best diffuser you can find. The only problem is you'll have to replace it a lot because it clogs up easy. Therefore they designed the more expensive ones like the ceramic diffuser.
As for the excel, if your using CO2 I personally don't see a reason to order it. Unless you would like to have it around for a backup if your system fail. Excel was not designed to be an algeacide and Seachem themselves can't guarantee it.
Chopstick or bamboo in particular is your best diffuser you can find. The only problem is you'll have to replace it a lot because it clogs up easy. Therefore they designed the more expensive ones like the ceramic diffuser.
As for the excel, if your using CO2 I personally don't see a reason to order it. Unless you would like to have it around for a backup if your system fail. Excel was not designed to be an algeacide and Seachem themselves can't guarantee it.