WOW! new way to get co2!

[mr funktastic]

ok i was looking for a diffuser for my co2 system and i came across this. what do you think? will it work? sounds logical but something just doesnt seem right.
crazy new co2 just click HERE

 

[Friendly]

That thing kinda looks like this thing http://www.bigalsonline.ca/catalog/product.xml?product_id=19231;category_id=2873;pcid1=3349;pcid2=

I don't think I would buy either one lol.

 

[sherry]

looks like carbo plus to me too.. and according to folks around here, they don't work well, are wicked expensive to keep up, and eat your kh.

 

[mr funktastic]

well it does look like the carboplus thing but a few hundred dollars cheaper lol. it may not be good for a bigger tank but maybe for a small tank 20 gal or under it may be good. for like 50 bucks its worth a try if it replaces the need for c02 bottles and mixtures. if i lived in the states i would order it. but shipping to canada will be to much.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

But the rplacement carbo blocks is expensive as well. I don't see a real savings. It only costs me 12.00 to refill my tank, and so far, my first tank has lasted 5 months on my 75G. And that's a 5lb tank. So if I have to refill 2 times a year, that's 24.00/year. The carbo blocks are much more expensive than that.

 

[mr funktastic]

i guess thats true. but how often do you have to replace the carbo block? its 40 for a replacement block but if u dont have to do it very often then it might be worth it. lol i just thought it was cool. i am getting my regulator soon soo i am excited to finally go pressurized. i hope it all works out.

 

[justrelax]

did anyone else happen to google the TAKASHI AMANO name that the listing mentions? http://planta.aquariana.cz/lit-Amano_foto.htm some pretty cool designs...

 

[Toirtis]

I am highly suspicious of it's efficacy...and I am not sure that I would want to be running an electrochemical reaction in my tank...especially one that produces hydrogen (however little) as a byproduct.

 

[toddnbecka]

Someone needs to engineer a CO2 system that works on vinegar and baking soda. Forget the refills, and expensive regulators

 

[malkore]

i guess thats true. but how often do you have to replace the carbo block? its 40 for a replacement block but if u dont have to do it very often then it might be worth it. lol i just thought it was cool. i am getting my regulator soon soo i am excited to finally go pressurized. i hope it all works out.

You have to replace the block every 2-3 months.
Doesn't work if your water isn't really hard.
Even then, doesn't work that well in anything above 20gal.


Hence: skip it.