JRagg
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Ok, so I've tried a few differnt things and so far my best results have been with lots of water, 2C sugar, and champagne yeast. It kept going long afer the other mixes were done for.
I stumbled across this the other day.
http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/articles.html
The first article is a powerpoint presentation about DIY CO2 mixes.
I decided to try what is written there. Basically the only visible differnce is that they say use 1C of sugar to every 2L of water. They also add protein drink mix and molasses. Aparently you can substitute nonfat dehydrated milk for the protein drink mix. I know I've seen people here recommend the molasses before, but I hadn't tried it yet.
Anyways, I've just started a mix based on this stuff (minus the baking soda). I'm curious as to how well it will work. The only real neat thing that I see is that they don't ever replace the yeast. Since pasteur champagne yeast sinks, that would be very easy to pull off. I'll let you guys know the results in a few weeks.
I stumbled across this the other day.
http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/articles.html
The first article is a powerpoint presentation about DIY CO2 mixes.
I decided to try what is written there. Basically the only visible differnce is that they say use 1C of sugar to every 2L of water. They also add protein drink mix and molasses. Aparently you can substitute nonfat dehydrated milk for the protein drink mix. I know I've seen people here recommend the molasses before, but I hadn't tried it yet.
Anyways, I've just started a mix based on this stuff (minus the baking soda). I'm curious as to how well it will work. The only real neat thing that I see is that they don't ever replace the yeast. Since pasteur champagne yeast sinks, that would be very easy to pull off. I'll let you guys know the results in a few weeks.