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DIY CO2 in tank
Steve wrote:
I have the end of tube from the pop bottle going into a powerhead canister.
I have cleaned the media in the canister so I don't think that it is so
plugged that the powerhead is actually sucking the liquid from the bottle
(or maybe it is).
Steve:
The powerhead is sucking out the contents of your DIY CO2 bottle. I have
better results routing the CO2 into a reactor (old gravel cleaning tube)
that has the output flow running through it. The water flow mixes the CO2
very nicely w/o getting the yeast mixture into the tank.
BTW, I have finally found a mixture combination for my DIY CO2 that lasts
two weeks: two cups of sugar, ½ tsp. of yeast, and 1 tsp. of bicarb. All
in a 2 lt. bottle 2/3s full. I am still looking for the right mixture to
last three weeks.
Ken Guin
Kenguin at erols_com