Fishguy17
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Can I make the co2 with vinegar and baking soda that will be safe for the fish but still help the plants.
Can I make the co2 with vinegar and baking soda that will be safe for the fish but still help the plants.
I'm not to sure on the method I'm jut trying to find an inexpensive way to make my co2. And my tank is 25 gallons do you have any suggestions.
Since I hadn't heard of the baking soda/vinegar reactors I searched it. I guess you can do it as baobe says, but most people use yeast/sugar I think. It's your choice. I did read on the planted tank forum that some were concerned about cost of vinegar/baking soda, pressure buildup in the bottles, and vapors from the reaction entering the tank so I think researching into that a little more would help you out
Bag of citric acid powder plus a bag of backing soda is less than 1 dollar combined (0.82 dollars), pressure can build up but that's why the system i showed has a safety release valve. On it's own pressure won't build up after the initial 'dance', unless you fully open the valve. A 2 liter pepsi bottle can take up to 8kg/cm2 of pressure before it explodes, impossible to reach imo with 200g of baking soda and 200g citric acid powder. 1 dollar a month is my running cost. Just putting all the info out there. But there's a recession I guess.
Curious, what vapor other than c02 would enter the tank? I'm not a chemist. I'm not anti-yeast, i've brewed my own beer before using yeast.