DIY Co2 Tank

[fishboyt]

Can anyone tell me how to build a Co2 tank? I've tried it before, but it never works. :(

Thanks!

[cichlid1409]

have you seen this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZFM9...eature=related

[fishboyt]

have you seen this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZFM9...eature=related

No, I haven't. Thanks!

[Somefishguy]

Just made one last night.

I used 2 cups sugar, 1/4 bread yeast from kroger.

Mix the yeast in a little bit of warm water and sugar first in a separate bowl. Mix it vigorously (let is sit 10 minutes and mix occasionally). Set up you bottle like in the video. Add warm water and sugar to the bottle, shake well. Then add in the yeast mixture, shake well.

Mine started reacting in 4 hours form setup.

So the reactor check out the threat i started for a pretty good reactor, like i said mine is slightly different because i used a table top fountain pump but same concept.

total cost for everything was $3 for the yeast, as i had everything else.

[Somefishguy]

Also make sure your water is not HOT, just warm

[fishboyt]

How can I make a diffuser?

[Somefishguy]

youtube "diy co2 reactor aquarium"

you will get good ideas on how to make one

[fishboyt]

Thanks!

[jennisof]

Water should be hot to mix with sugar, but cool it down before you mix it with the yeast. Too hot and it kills the yeast, and it won't produce CO2.

[mahoro]

How can I make a diffuser?

for what size of tank?? if its not too big and depends on how many bottle of diy co2 your doing, you can get one of those elite mini filter and just hook ur co2 into that, it did wonderful job for my 34

[fishboyt]

for what size of tank?? if its not too bad and dpends on how many bottle of diy co2 your doing, you can get one of those elite mini filter and just hook ur co2 into that, it did wonderful job for my 34

I need one for a 55, one for a 29 and one for a 20. How much are the Elites?

[mahoro]

10 bucks for the elite mini, but you don't have to use that brand, any internal mini filter will do, and most cost betweet 8 - 12 bucks (cheaper then most diy reactor unless you got the stuff for free and takes less space too, just take out all the sticker on it and its just all black)... will work great in the 2 smaller ones... you should head over to plantedtank.net for diy stuff...
if you got a power head you can also do this for the 29 and the 55 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_and...ra/2346801986/
i did that for the 34 before i give upon co2... 2 will work great in a 55 imo...

[mahoro]

oh dont forget to hook it to a bubble counter before you hook the diy co2 into ur tank, sometime the diy co2 leaks out from the bottle to the tubing, and might get into ur tank

[mahoro]

you know what, i got some stuff i can give to you (a bottle or 2 of NOSS or NO FEAR would be nice tho) http://www.petguys.com/-015561176900.html i got that minus their mix (all it is yeast and you add sugar... cheaper to do it ur self) and the tubing, i threw that away long ago... the ladder works great in my 20, the bottle it came with was too small, so what i did was hook a bigger bottle of diy co2 to it... so let me know if you want it, just call me and same time tomorrow(sat) i can give it to you

[DiscusKid]

what i did was put the CO2 tubing into the filter intake and the impeller does the rest, its a preety good alternative except that it can make some filters noisy. ill try to post some pics of mine later