oliverar
Member
Hi everyone, I would just like to share my experiences with making co2 with everyone here. Well I made a DIY one for free! Here are some pictures!
This is the Yeast mixture which produces the co2:
This is the Diffuser:
I mixed up the Yeast mixture with 1 sachet of dry bakers yeast, 2 cup's of sugar, and 3 pinches of baking soda, then fill the bottle 3/4 full of warm water and shake well. CO2 should start with in 2 hours! I then made a small hole in the lid of the lemonade bottle and stuck in the co2 tubing which I was given very kindly by some one on a forum! I then smeared super glue all round the tube and the lid to seal it.
I then very simply pushed the tube into the diffuser's inlet and waited for the co2 to start, I was also given the diffuser by someone on the forum's!
It is working really well and I get load's of co2! If you need something always ask around because with pressurised co2 you use different diffuser's so when people upgrade for yeast to pressurised they get left with a diffuser they no longer need. With in a day of me posting my wanted ad I received 3 responses for a free diffuser! So my tip is don't be afraid to ask!
Although please bear in mind I am not encouraging you to beg, remember that there are lot's of kind and generous people on here that can help you out, but then when you do have a successful planted tank, do give something back, and offer your spare trimming's when you have any, that way you have a circle of generosity which is fair if every one embraces the concept!
This is the Yeast mixture which produces the co2:
This is the Diffuser:
I mixed up the Yeast mixture with 1 sachet of dry bakers yeast, 2 cup's of sugar, and 3 pinches of baking soda, then fill the bottle 3/4 full of warm water and shake well. CO2 should start with in 2 hours! I then made a small hole in the lid of the lemonade bottle and stuck in the co2 tubing which I was given very kindly by some one on a forum! I then smeared super glue all round the tube and the lid to seal it.
I then very simply pushed the tube into the diffuser's inlet and waited for the co2 to start, I was also given the diffuser by someone on the forum's!
It is working really well and I get load's of co2! If you need something always ask around because with pressurised co2 you use different diffuser's so when people upgrade for yeast to pressurised they get left with a diffuser they no longer need. With in a day of me posting my wanted ad I received 3 responses for a free diffuser! So my tip is don't be afraid to ask!
Although please bear in mind I am not encouraging you to beg, remember that there are lot's of kind and generous people on here that can help you out, but then when you do have a successful planted tank, do give something back, and offer your spare trimming's when you have any, that way you have a circle of generosity which is fair if every one embraces the concept!