Nutrafin Diy Co2

[keeton]

hey guys, set it up this morning and was working fine then about an hour ago yeast mixture started coming up the airline. so i quickly got it out and cleaned everything (not ladder) and started again. now im getting one bubble every 10 seconds where as before i had 1 bubble every 4 seconds, will it speed up?

cheers

 

[Geoff1991]

May do, how much yeast did you put in?

If you use a lost, drop the water level a bit.

I never got it right, always leaked so i upgraded to pressurized

 

[keeton]

i used "farmers" method
sugar to first line
1/2 tsp yeast
water to top line (30c)
stir
seems to have speeded up abit now to a bubble every 5-6seconds, just waiting for the ladder to stop sticking now lol

 

[Geoff1991]

Ah right,

I recommend halfing the water and adding 1 slightly heaped teaspoon.

 

[keeton]

oh, what would the difference be?

 

[Geoff1991]

More co2, less chance of it leaking

 

[keeton]

#### im now really annoyed now, got yeast mixture half way up the pipe towards the ladder again. would the mixture i was using do this?

keeps going really high up then slowly going down (mixture)

 

[Geoff1991]

Yeah, its bound to happen its the disadvantage of fermentation co2

Its what forced me to splash out on a FE setup

 

[keeton]

did it happen to you alot? anyway to stop it?

 

[Geoff1991]

Yeah happened to me a lot.

Less water seems to help.

 

[keeton]

cheers for the help matey.
my canister if below the tank like my filter and i gets 3/4 up the tubing but then drops slowly.
have you had it go into the tank?

 

[Geoff1991]

Several times... Makes it cloudy and looks like underwater smoke coming out the pipe.

 

[keeton]

okay

thanks for the help

EDIT: just a thought, but would baking soda help?

 

[keeton]

just found this:

I finally have got this sorted after many attempts. the mix always seem to travel up the airline and into the tank.

So i cut a circular piece of felt (a Biorb cleaning pad made my Reef One) and placed it inside the cap of the canister. This stops the frothy mix leaving the can.

I also installed a twin valve in the airline so i can vent the co2 at night.

Now this works a treat!

whats he mean by venting the co2 at night?

 

[Geoff1991]

Just basically cuts the co2 off from the tank.

Also i tried the foam in the cap thing and it didnt help much