CO2

Ozdude wrote:
I too get a slight clouding when my mixtures are new and a thin white
skin
thing on some of the rubber and suckers in the tank. I've read about
this
white by-product on various how-to's and discussions about yeast
generator
systems. According to all of these things I've read, there is no
cause for
concern about the white stuff, it's apparently harmless and no-one
seems to
know what it actually is. I have my own theories that it's a form of
benign
bacteria from the carbonic acid, but apart from that I find the
slight
milkiness in the water goes after about 4 or 5 days, when the mixture

settles down into it's middle period.


Oz, I'm running a pressurized system and I get the same film on the
suction cups, so it's not just related to the yeast system. I think
you're right about the link to carbonic acid.

steve

"Richard Santink" wrote in message
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I recently experimented with DIY CO2 reactors.. although I was pleased
with the numbers, it seemed to cloud my water a bit, and I noticed an
odour.

I am reasonable sure that no sugar/water/yeast solution made its way
into my tank directly, but, are there any side effects of the yeast
method? Were the clouding and odour just symptomatic of something else?

I have since removed and discarded the contents of the reactors until I
can figure out what went wrong..


I've never used the diy co2 method, so I can't comment on your problems.

I can say this though, diy co2 on a 125Gallon tank is pointless. It is only
good up to about 20 gallons or so.


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"Margolis" wrote in message
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I've never used the diy co2 method, so I can't comment on your problems.

I can say this though, diy co2 on a 125Gallon tank is pointless. It is
only
good up to about 20 gallons or so.

I works on my 50Gal/200L using two 2L bottles and the Tom Barr internal CO2
reactor.

I get ~15ppm, pearling and plant growth.

2 X 2L bottle systems (2 active reactors) would work in a larger than 100GAL
tank IMO.

Oz


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I works on my 50Gal/200L using two 2L bottles and the Tom Barr internal CO2
reactor.

I get ~15ppm, pearling and plant growth.

2 X 2L bottle systems (2 active reactors) would work in a larger than 100GAL
tank IMO.

Oz

It definitely brought my numbers up (there are only 3 small @2"
bullheads in there), and there is NO surface agitation...

I think I might try some of those CO2 kits, to see how they compare..


Thanks,


RAS


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"Richard Santink" wrote in message
...



I recently experimented with DIY CO2 reactors.. although I was
pleased with the numbers, it seemed to cloud my water a bit, and I
noticed an
odour.

I am reasonable sure that no sugar/water/yeast solution made its way
into my tank directly, but, are there any side effects of the yeast
method? Were the clouding and odour just symptomatic of something
else?

I have since removed and discarded the contents of the reactors until
I can figure out what went wrong..


I've never used the diy co2 method, so I can't comment on your
problems.

I can say this though, diy co2 on a 125Gallon tank is pointless. It
is only good up to about 20 gallons or so.



I have no problem getting 19ppm on a 55g using 2-2L bottles, swapping out
1 bottle every two weeks. I feed the CO2 directly into the venturi of a
powerhead and get a very fine bubble mist. A 125 is possible to do DIY.
4-2L bottles, rotating one bottle out a week, should provide plenty of
CO2.


kev

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