Question about bubbles per minute

jim0ne · 02-23-2006, 10:34 PM

Hey guys, i'm new to planted tanks and i just set up a DIY CO2 pepsi bottle. Its been about 2 days now and i get only 6-7 bubbles each minute. Is this normal? Or should i try a new batch?

dschmeh · 02-23-2006, 10:39 PM

it will start out slow usually around day 10 it will be at maximum output . It also depends on how much sugar/yeast you used more sugar will make it last longer more yeast will make more co2 but it will last less time. This is also affected by the room temp. Wait till it really gets going to see. also remember you cant compare diy co2 to a charged system.

02-23-2006, 10:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
jim0ne Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 3	Question about bubbles per minute Hey guys, i'm new to planted tanks and i just set up a DIY CO2 pepsi bottle. Its been about 2 days now and i get only 6-7 bubbles each minute. Is this normal? Or should i try a new batch?

02-23-2006, 10:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
dschmeh verdure (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Silver Creek South of Buffalo Ny. Posts: 454	it will start out slow usually around day 10 it will be at maximum output . It also depends on how much sugar/yeast you used more sugar will make it last longer more yeast will make more co2 but it will last less time. This is also affected by the room temp. Wait till it really gets going to see. also remember you cant compare diy co2 to a charged system. __________________ Eclipse system 12 heavily planted AH 36w retro kit light 2pm-11pm Substrate: Flourite Pressurized Co2 with Red Sea 500 Reactor jbj regulator PMDD PreMix/EI _____________________ 10g shrimp Only tank Flourite Red 28w corallife aqualight Various Mosses. whisper 20 w/ sponge pre-filter. Feeding HBH Lobster crab bites and Algae Wafers. No Co2 and very light fertilization

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