CO2 reactor working great

[Nidge]

I set up my CO2 reactor yesterday and it started to work a half an hour later. I used two cups of sugar and a half a TS of yeast with some luke warm water like others said, I have the tube going into the intake of my filter.
One question though, Do you leave the tube in the tank all of the time?

 

[cutecotton]

woudl you post a pic? ) sorry i'm a complete newbie at co2 and i still can't really visualize how the tube goes inot the filter intake...

and sorry idont' have an answer to your question

 

[Lateral Line]

I have my CO2 bottles running 24 hours.

 

[Nidge]

This a picture of my homemade reactorReactor

 

[Nidge]

This is where it goes into the filter, This is the only way i could get a picture Filter intake

 

[Bangin]

I turn off the CO2 during the nighttime simply because I do not have an airstone. I don't want to deplete the oxygen supply during the night, and I'd like the PH to remain somewhat stable.

 

[ChriX]

I don't want to deplete the oxygen supply during the night

Amounts of O2 and CO2 are independant of one another. When I used mine the pH didn't vary a measurable amount during the night, turning the CO2 on and off all the time will cause more of a pH fluctuation than what would happen overnight.

 

[Bangin]

When I used mine the pH didn't vary a measurable amount during the night, turning the CO2 on and off all the time will cause more of a pH fluctuation than what would happen overnight.

While CO2 may not displace O2, I've taken precautions with my system due to little-to-no surface agitation in my tank.

An excess of CO2 can cause the PH to decrease at night. Plants don't use CO2 at night, so without adequate surface agitation it can build up. I haven't noticed any PH swings during the lights on/off/morning/night periods. My pressurized CO2 is connected to a solenoid valve, which is plugged into a timer and turns it off. All of the equipment came as a package, and I've made good use of it with no problems.

 

[cutecotton]

thanks a ton fo rhte pics i'm starting to understand how it works now.

But my filter is one of those hang on the back ones...i heard that if i just stick the co2 into the filter, most if will disperse back into the air before it even hits the water is this true? i'm thinking of setting one up for my 10G, if it wroks i'll put one in the 25G too

how long before you start seeing the effets on the plants?

 

[ChriX]

An excess of CO2 can cause the PH to decrease at night. Plants don't use CO2 at night, so without adequate surface agitation it can build up. I haven't noticed any PH swings during the lights on/off/morning/night periods. My pressurized CO2 is connected to a solenoid valve, which is plugged into a timer and turns it off. All of the equipment came as a package, and I've made good use of it with no problems.

Fair enough if you've got the kit to do it!

 

[fishatron7429]

I turn off the CO2 during the nighttime simply because I do not have an airstone. I don't want to deplete the oxygen supply during the night, and I'd like the PH to remain somewhat stable.

how would you turn it off, would you just turn the filter off?