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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #20



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> >Subject: DIY CO2 turning pink

> weeks and still going. Perhaps a chemist out there can give you a reason
> for "pinkness."

IMHO, a microbiologist would be the best place to start.  I would guess that
the pink color is caused by some bacteria or fungus that got in your sugar
brew.  It could be inhibiting your yeast and causing lower CO2 output.  Try
rinsing out your apparatus with very hot water or a mild bleach solution (make
sure to rinse THOROUGHLY after the bleach.  Hope this helps.

                                        --Dave Gauthier

In E. Lansing, MI.  Love that wind chill!