Ping Netmax re DIY CO2

[Larry]

I have just set up a 2L DIY but it last only 1 week or less. What can
I do to prolong the activity?

All responses welcome of course.

Larry

[NetMax]

"Larry" > wrote in message
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>I have just set up a 2L DIY but it last only 1 week or less. What can
> I do to prolong the activity?
>
> All responses welcome of course.
>
> Larry

There are various recipes circulating over the net. My limited
experience is with the Hagen canisters and they generally ran about 3
weeks (+ or - several days). To prolong the activity, you need a bigger
container ;~) or to alter your recipe. Pay close attention to some of
the details (tap water, temperature etc) as these do affect the quality
of the fermentation process.

This recipe came from Rikko: ...start quote
4oz sugar
add 2ml (by volume - I used a Tetra/Wardley pH test tube) wine yeast
add 4ml baking soda
fill to 16oz line with lukewarm water (not tank water)
leave 4oz empty air

Shake a very tiny bit to get things moving (I tipped it upside down and
back - no more) and hook 'er up - I had my 2L pop bottle bubbling
steadily for about 2 months.
....end quote

I've never tried it. Other places to find recipes is The Krib and
rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants
hth
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[me myself and the rest of us]

"NetMax" > wrote in message
...
> "Larry" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I have just set up a 2L DIY but it last only 1 week or less. What can
>> I do to prolong the activity?
>>
>> All responses welcome of course.
>>
>> Larry
>
> There are various recipes circulating over the net. My limited experience
> is with the Hagen canisters and they generally ran about 3 weeks (+ or -
> several days). To prolong the activity, you need a bigger container ;~)
> or to alter your recipe. Pay close attention to some of the details (tap
> water, temperature etc) as these do affect the quality of the fermentation
> process.
>
> This recipe came from Rikko: ...start quote
> 4oz sugar
> add 2ml (by volume - I used a Tetra/Wardley pH test tube) wine yeast
> add 4ml baking soda
> fill to 16oz line with lukewarm water (not tank water)
> leave 4oz empty air
>
> Shake a very tiny bit to get things moving (I tipped it upside down and
> back - no more) and hook 'er up - I had my 2L pop bottle bubbling
> steadily for about 2 months.
> ...end quote
>
> I've never tried it. Other places to find recipes is The Krib and
> rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants
> hth
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> www.NetMax.tk
>

I was reading on another forum that some people add coral to the mix. the
reaction stops when teh pH gets to a certain point (the reason for adding
baking soda) and the coral helps keep the pH at a point that helps...

never tried it myself... no money for the bubble ladder or reactor, no time
to rig up a DIY version.