I almost gassed my fish!

[Crepe]

Wow. I didn't even think it was possible. I have 3L of diy yeast (haven't gotten a chance to get the new cylinder hydrotested/filled) and I woke up this morning to gasping fish! I just moved the spraybar above the water and dosed 10ml of H2O2 to bring up oxygen levels. I hope everyone makes it.

 

[mellowyellow]

I hope the fish are OK. Wishing you good luck!

 

[Crepe]

I lost one white cloud...Oh well hopefully nothing else kicks the bucket. They are still breathing too fast but no more hanging listlessly at the surface.

 

[taylorodw]

Wow, what is your diffusion method, and what size is your tank? What is your yeast recipe?

 

[Crepe]

Oh I have a funky diffusion method. I have an Aquaclear10 powerhead with the CO2 feeding into the intake. On the outlet I have some funky irrigation part, which is basically an L-bend that directs the bubbles downward. I position the L-bend slightly at an angle so that the bubbles rise into the outlet of the canister filter. So basically the tiny mist I produce (finer than the mist out of a ceramic diffuser mind you) is shot down then floats back up only to be pushed down and across the whole of the tank. It gets the job done lol.

I think the overdose happened when I topped off the tank too high so that there was 0 surface agitation.

My mix is 1/4tsp of red star yeast, 2 cups of sugar, 2l of water and 5ml of pH up.

Tank volume of 20g.

 

[Aquarium1]

Wow that's pretty scary. I'm getting ready to start doing diy co2 and I'll definitely keep that in mind about the agitation.