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A truely different kind of CO2 reactor
Grettings all. I would like to share how I inject CO2 into my tank.
Instead of the "cup" method, I inject CO2 (one bubble at a time)
along two 4 feet by 1/2 inch rigid tube. I installed them along
the back wall of my tank shaped like a ">". I then inject CO2 at
the lowest point of the tubes. The facinating part of this setup
is that you get to see the bubble shrink as it is being absorbed
into the water. At some point, the bubble stops shrinking and I just
let it go out into the atmosphere. I believe this "leftover" bubble
is just other gasses. Why? because I've collected this gas before and
let it sit in the tank and it doesn't get smaller while fresh gas from
my CO2 tank is being absorbed as I watch it. This tells me whatever was
being absorbed is all gone.
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Leave a gap and let the bubble float into the
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------/ Use a smaller tube to inject the CO2. There must be a gap
between the small tube and the big one.
The next thing I would like to do is to find longer length tubes
so that I can bend it into different shapes. Anybody know where
I can get longer tubes? Thanks.
Let me know if you try it.
Harold