eiginh

I used this batch from this sitehttp://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/Diyco2.htm It's forming tiny bubbles inside the 2 liter bottle but noting is coming out of the airstone in my 10 gallon tank. How long does it take? It's been made since Friday (9/11) evening when I made it. I'm also using this air stone temporarily until my diffuser arrives. http://www.petco.com/product/6367/PE...t=OnSiteSearch. Please help! I appreciate it.

jdhef

My guess would be that there is not enough pressure created to overcome the restrictiveness of the airstone and the pressure of the water.

pepetj

If you replace the aristone with a broken tip of Chinese food wooden stick it should work well.

Pepetj
Santo Domingo

eiginh

You mean a chop stick?

mathas

It's a pretty common item to use as a DIY diffuser.

http://www.aquascapingworld.com/foru...co2-yeast.html

eiginh

Oh, I was a little confused what Pepetj was talking about. Thanks for the help! and thanks pepetj for the links!

Regal

The bubbles should be coming out the airstone. I have a 2 liter diy co2 with an airstone on one of my tanks.

The recipe you used is the same I use. (I've tried some variations on the recipe)

I'm wondering if you have a leak where the tube comes out of the bottle cap. Maybe you could put the whole thing in a bucket of water and squeeze the bottle to see if you have bubbles coming out somewhere.

The water needs to be warm to activate the yeast. I used to put the bottle in a bucket of water with a small heater and it increased the amount of bubbles.

You should have bubbles coming from the airstone by now if you started it Friday. I would empty it out, check for leaks, and start over.

Good luck!

eiginh

Ok thanks, I think they're might be leaks too. I'll submerge it in water when I get home.

eiginh

I redid the seal and started a new batch, everything is working great. Thanks everyone!

Regal

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