DIY YEAST CO2
How do I know how much co2 is being pumped? How many PPM’s?
I just made a DIY CO2 system today, from yeast, sugar, and water, and it seems to be working fine (After about an hour, it was bubbling like it is supposed to…), but how do I know if I have a good amount? I think I might have put in too much water into the mixture, because in the videos, they get 1 bubble/second, and mine is kind of mixed. At one point, I got 1 bubble/second, and now I am getting 3-4 bubbles/3-4 seconds (which I think comes out the same). Does anybody know about how many PPM’s this is? Also, with this amount of CO2, do you think my plants will grow well? I give them some plant food supplement, twice a week, along with the new CO2.
Thanks, and I would also really appreciate it if anybody has links to pictures of the difference of plant growth with and without CO2… Thanks again
Try getting a CO2 drop checker or test kit such as these: http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/207617/product.web
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/207576/product.web
Or if you can’t afford any of those, try looking at this pH/GH/CO2 calculation chart: http://www.aquariophilie-pratique.net/images/graphics/co2_table.png
However, these are not very accurate.
Here’s a couple pictures of aquariums without CO2: http://www.aquarticles.com/images/Dunaway/PlantedDunaway1.jpg
http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/7470/rasbo2in.jpg
And here’s pictures with CO2 injection: http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/images/thumbimg/650/2931_1.jpg
http://www.gsas.org/Articles/1998/fishroom-t75.jpg
However, there are also beautiful aquarium on google images that won’t load for me, so you might want to check those out.
E-mail me for any questions!
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