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[APD] Re: DIY CO2 Disaster



Does this method also act as a check valve?  What I'm concerned is  if the aquarium water gets siphoned back and fills the  "tiny bottle"  and then water gets pushed back into the co2 generator bottle and then the yeast and alcohol spread out and eventually get into the aquarium or does this not happen?

Hubs

 

""""Message: 4
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 21:10:31 +1100
From: Clint Brearley <clint_brearley at telstra_com>
Subject: [APD] Re: DIY co2 disaster
To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com


> Ouch!  That is nasty stuff to get into your tank... turn your fish 
> into 
> alcoholics :-). A suggestion for the future, between the generator 
> bottle and 
> the aquarium use a 20oz coke (or better yet... Mountain Dew yum) 
> bottle to 
> catch any liquid that might leak out. Do this by drilling two 
> holes in the cap 
> of the small bottle. Run the airline coming from the co2 bottle 
> through one 
> hole down to the bottom of the small bottle and use the other hole 
> to run a 
> tube from that bottle to the aquarium making sure that the airline 
> tubing 
> starts near the top of the small bottle. This way any liquid 
> coming in from the 
> co2 bottle will remain in the bottom of the small bottle. I hope 
> this helps you 
> out for the future.
> 
> Russ

And if you extend the inlet tubing to the bottom of the overflow bottle 
and put a bit of water in it, it will also serve as a bubble counter. 
;-)

Clint Brearley
Melbourne, Australia
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