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Old 11-14-2002, 06:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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what is the best receipe for diy co2?
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ive seen some diy pictures of the co2 bottles...
it has a 2 liter bottle and on the side it has another bottle..
the 2l bottle has a line that connects to the smaller bottle. another line goes from the smaller bottle to the tank..
is that a good way to do it?
whats the advantage of that?
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Old 11-15-2002, 12:48 AM   #2 (permalink)
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there's a recipe on here i thin it's 1tsp of fleiscmans yeast, halfa bottle of warm water and 2 cups of sugar

i think thats correct i'm just puttin in ingredients by eye now adays but pretty close to the recipe

now i think the second smaller bottle is to help filter out any residue in the co2 produced, i know some ppl have done it wo the second bottle gets white gunk in their air stoneor whatever they use to diffuse it but never hurts to try the second bottle, either that or acts like a bubble counter lol
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Old 11-15-2002, 08:38 AM   #3 (permalink)
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what does co2 do?
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Old 11-15-2002, 01:57 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I actually just put in my DIY CO2 about a week ago and I followed the directions pretty much from here.

I've heard that that second bottle does help collect impurities cause how clean can you really get a 2L bottle of Coke?

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Plants use it during photosynthesis. The fish in the tank give off CO2 as by product of respiration, but not enough for the plants to thrive. Adding CO2 by this method makes the plants that much more happy.
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Old 11-15-2002, 09:42 PM   #5 (permalink)
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i heard that after this co2 stops.. your pH rises drammaticaly./
is that true>?
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Old 11-15-2002, 11:38 PM   #6 (permalink)
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2 liter bottle
2 packs gelatin
1 cup sugar
1/4 table spoon yeast
1/2 cup water

heat the water for the gelatin, allow to slightly cool.
Add gelatin and sugar to 2 liter. Add heated water. Cap and make sure all sugar and gelatin gets disolved. Put in fridge overnight. the next day, add the yeast and about a half cup of water from the sink.


Once production slows down, the pH can creep up. Once you see bubbles slowing down, start another bottle.
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Old 11-15-2002, 11:57 PM   #7 (permalink)
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ohh.. ok
geletin meaning jello?
how much jello is needed?
should i leave it at night?
if not.. how would i stop it? just plug the tubing out?

luvfishes.. can you take a picture of your diy co2 for me?

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Old 11-16-2002, 04:28 PM   #8 (permalink)
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i found the pic
http://www.qsl.net/w2wdx/aquaria/separator.jpg
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Old 11-17-2002, 01:26 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Gelatine is jello in this case. I don't have it myself, but thsi is a great recipe and a little more steady than just the yeast, water, and sugar one.

Most people that use this use Lime Jello for some reason
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so the seperator is a good thing right?
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