evercl92
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I finally got around to setting up a simple DIY CO2 system. I put the following recipe in a 2L bottle, last evening:
4 cups sugar
4 cups water
1 1/4 tsp bakers yeast
1 tsp baking soda
The problem that I've come across is that it's not producing CO2 like I would have expected. I have the bottle on the ground, air tubing has to run vertically 4-5 feet, then 2 feet to the bottom of the tank. I am currenly using a simple air diffuser (awaiting arrival of a glass micro-bubbler). I've seen a couple bubbles since yesterday, but definatly not a constant flow. If I squeeze the bottle, bubbles come out the diffuser. I have a check valve at the peak of the tubing, where it enters the tank.
I'm looking for insight to why I haven't seen higher CO2 production?
I dont find any leaks in the tubing or elsewhere.
Wrong recipe? Didn't wait long enough? Too high of pressure to overcome to force the flow into the tank?
As always, TIA
4 cups sugar
4 cups water
1 1/4 tsp bakers yeast
1 tsp baking soda
The problem that I've come across is that it's not producing CO2 like I would have expected. I have the bottle on the ground, air tubing has to run vertically 4-5 feet, then 2 feet to the bottom of the tank. I am currenly using a simple air diffuser (awaiting arrival of a glass micro-bubbler). I've seen a couple bubbles since yesterday, but definatly not a constant flow. If I squeeze the bottle, bubbles come out the diffuser. I have a check valve at the peak of the tubing, where it enters the tank.
I'm looking for insight to why I haven't seen higher CO2 production?
I dont find any leaks in the tubing or elsewhere.
Wrong recipe? Didn't wait long enough? Too high of pressure to overcome to force the flow into the tank?
As always, TIA