Mini CO2

[OohFeeshy]

I've got a fair few small planted tanks (eg, 3g or less) and think it would be beneficial for some c02. Anyway, to cut it short, because I don't want a massive canister, I was going to use those small plastic containers you get take away chinese food in. And attatch an airline, obviously. Feasable?

 

[simonbrown403]

I,ve used yeast and suger co2 in my discus tank and found it to unpradictable, the amount of co2 produses by the yeast and suger varies over the life of the mix, which ment it spiked used up all my buffer and the PH crashed. (i lost a discus)

You would have to maintain a the corect GH/KH, or your PH will crash and likly kill your fish.

I think you would have to find away of controle the flow of co2, ether with somesort of regulator or playing around with the suger/yeast mix.

Personal i think its to risky if you have fish, as smaller volumes of water will be afected quicker by any changes in the water peramiter.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Oh yes, I forgot about it altering the kH etc... Duh... TBH though, any I make produce not much CO2 at all. Although I think I'm going to keep the 1g up and running once I've moved the betta to a bigger house, so I'll probably put some on there.

 

[simonbrown403]

I read somewhere about someone using a sodastream to carbonate some tank water, never did find out the results.

It's so crazzzzzeeeey! you never know it might just work

 

[Dorkhedeos]

if you want pure co2, get a paintball co2 tank and a regulator. then go to sportmart and ask them to fill it, only costs 3 dollars for a 9 oz tank. this should last a long time.

 

[smithrc]

if you want pure co2, get a paintball co2 tank and a regulator. then go to sportmart and ask them to fill it, only costs 3 dollars for a 9 oz tank. this should last a long time.

you'll need a needle valve too