DIY Co2 help

[pinnacle2009]

My pump does not have an intake (that i see?) Is there no other way to get the DIY CO2 to work other than getting a new pump?

 

[unwritten law]

Are you talking about putting your CO2 into your air pump? That doesn't sound like a good idea cause DIY CO2 just comes out at the rate it is produced and a pump would most liekly make a real big mess. What type of filter do you have. Most people have the CO2 enter their HOB filter intake but to me it's noisy and annoying. You can also buy a bubble stone or even better a diffuser.

 

[pinnacle2009]

No pump? Guess I read something wrong. >.<

Anyway, yea, i have a HOB filter and a sponge filter I can use. I'll look into the diffuser, but for now, how would I hook the CO2 up to be distributed into the tank?

 

[Lotus]

Put the tubing from the CO2 into the intake of your HOB filter. Depending on the type of filter you have, you may need to make a small hole in the intake screen of the filter.

 

[pinnacle2009]

Okay, so basically just make it so that the Co2 bubbles get pulled into the water going into the filter.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Lotus]

Yes, that's about it. The impeller in the filter breaks up the bubbles and diffuses them into the water.

 

[pinnacle2009]

Oh, should I setup one 2L bottle or two? I've heard one bottle is only good upto 20g. (Mine is a 29g)

 

[Lotus]

I'd start with one, and see how it goes from there.

 

[pinnacle2009]

Thanks a ton! I now have two 2l and a little bottle (550 something mL i believe) on my 5g.

The small bottle is already producing Co2, although, I just kinda poured some yeast and suger into it. I'll scale down the 2L recipe sometime and get it right.

I went ahead and did two 2L's. I have one in my 29g and one in my 10g (prolly gonna put a few plants in it in a few days.)

Thanks so much for the help! *celebrate

 

[pinnacle2009]

Well, was doing fine in 5 and 10g but in my 29g I am having major backflow problems. The bottle is sitting above the water line and I have the tube going into the filters intake through the grill part (in the very bottom of it, the tube is facing upwards).

How can I stop back flow? It's slowing the Co2 down a ton.

 

[unwritten law]

add a check valve or make a bubble counter