DIY CO2 Generator for Planted Tank
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2024
- CO2 is a major boost to any planted aquarium. Store bought systems are great, but they cost a lot. Why not try out a DIY CO2 generator for under $25. Your planted tank will love it! 🫧💚🌿
Curious what's involved with a pressurized liquid CO2 system? Check out the video below ⬇️
• A Step by Step Guide t...
Learn about the 3 most important elements for plant growth, including CO2 ⬇️
• 3 Best Practices for K...
Chapters 📖
00:00 - Why bother?
00:49 - The science
01:16 - Materials
03:20 - Setting it up
08:11 - Optimizing your system
09:30 - Optional upgrades
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Do you use CO2? If so, are you buying or generating?
I use the same kit you got off amazon. It's been around 7 weeks with my first batch of sugar and yeast and it's just now starting to slow down. It's perfect for my 15 gallon, I'd recommend this DIY Co2 for anyone :) One thing I did differently was I boiled my sugar water and melted it and then added some flavorless gelatin to slow the yeast down from eating all the sugar too quickly.
@@cyndalbandy2515 Wow, thanks for sharing your experience. I'll need to try out some gelatin with my next batch. 7 weeks is a good stretch!
This was an awesome video. Thanks for teaching me something cool!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for dropping a comment Elyse!
Awesome video, thanks a lot!
Thanks so much! Hope you had fun setting up a CO2 system.
@@freshflowaquatics I just ordered the necessary things to make such a carbon dioxide system! ;-))
@@vassetz Good luck with the project, I'm sure it will go well!
Thought about using. Inspired to build my own
Glad to hear that. It was a pretty easy and fun project, hope it goes well!
So I can just brew alcohol and use my fish tank as the bubbler... That's genius 😂
I think you got it figured out! Then sip on a brewski while you watch your aquarium 🐟
I just hooked up DIY CO2 to my planted tank a couple of days ago. I don’t think mine is going to generate enough CO2 to create the lime green color. In your experience, do the smaller amounts of CO2 help your plants grow better, even though it’s not as much as the high-tech systems generate?
Even small amounts of CO2 can make a big difference - hopefully you notice that with your tank. A system like this would be sufficient for a small tank, but probably not so much for a larger one. I'm not sure where the cut off is, but I'd guess around 20 gallons.
@@freshflowaquatics Thanks for the info! The tank I added CO2 to his 20 gallon.
@@AdamSmith-yc8iz Good luck, let me know if you notice a difference!
I wonder how much yeast you'd need to make enough CO2 to benefit a 4x4 tent haha
Lol, might not be so time and cost effective. I don't have any experience with that but there are some stores around me that offer 20 lb cylinders... Costs about $100 off the bat but then you can do refills/exchanges for $13.
I think you should just make a new video. One where you don't make so many mistakes and maybe even write down a script.
I think you should be a motivational speaker; you're really good at it! I wish we could be friends 🥰
@@freshflowaquatics 🤣can't you just be perfect?
@@jennifertimmer9483 Sadly that's never been my strong point 🤣
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