Can this be right???

**TAF CAF** · 02-28-2006, 07:10 PM

I read up a how to on how to make my own co2 with a 2 liter bottle. It said that by the next day I would begin to see bubbles.

So I made it all up and followed the instructions, and only 45 minutes later I have a steady stream of little bubbles! Could it really be working already?

esarkipato · 02-28-2006, 07:35 PM

Most definitely, especially if you used warm water to activate the yeast. How many bubbles in how many seconds/minutes are you getting?

**TAF CAF** · 02-28-2006, 07:43 PM

Ummmm... I used a white diffuser (like comes with undergravel) so is making tiny-tiny bubbles... maybe 30-50 per second, and then a bigger bubble builds up and rises about once a second.

Is this too much?

**TAF CAF** · 02-28-2006, 07:43 PM

Oh, the tank is a 20gal if that is important to know.

**TAF CAF** · 02-28-2006, 09:32 PM

Am I having too many bubbles?

Hoppy · 02-28-2006, 10:04 PM

When you first start with CO2 be sure to watch the fish for signs of distress. If they all go to the surface and seem to be gasping, you have too much CO2. If everything looks normal, then you don't have too much. Or, you can measure KH and PH and look up the ppm in a table like at : http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm
30 ppm is a good number to shoot for.

**TAF CAF** · 02-28-2006, 10:59 PM

Okay... thanks! I only have 4 minnows in there right now and they seem happy still. I will keep an eye on them.

02-28-2006, 07:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
TAF CAF Aquaria Aficionado (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,095	Can this be right??? I read up a how to on how to make my own co2 with a 2 liter bottle. It said that by the next day I would begin to see bubbles. So I made it all up and followed the instructions, and only 45 minutes later I have a steady stream of little bubbles! Could it really be working already? __________________ Something so expensive and addictive HAS to be illegal. I'm just waiting for the police to break down my door and confinscate my fish food. ________www.2000webdesign.com________ Angelfish are NO angels! = What's my sign? I'm an aquarist. 5- 2.5g's, 2- 5g's, 7g, 2- 10g's, 12g, 18g, 3- 20g's, 2- 30g's, 50gHex, 2- 55g's, and about 10- 1g tuppers Colorado Aquarium Society

02-28-2006, 07:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
esarkipato Planted Tank Infatuated (View User Tanks) PTrader: (28) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: W. Michigan Posts: 1,985	Most definitely, especially if you used warm water to activate the yeast. How many bubbles in how many seconds/minutes are you getting? __________________ -Ernie 29 Gallon Tank: 110W PC Lights, Milwaukee MA957 CO2, Fluorite/Sand Substrate, Checked into E.I. Rehab MY RENA FILSTAR XP3 PIMPS ME! (#67)

02-28-2006, 07:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
TAF CAF Aquaria Aficionado (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,095	Ummmm... I used a white diffuser (like comes with undergravel) so is making tiny-tiny bubbles... maybe 30-50 per second, and then a bigger bubble builds up and rises about once a second. Is this too much? __________________ Something so expensive and addictive HAS to be illegal. I'm just waiting for the police to break down my door and confinscate my fish food. ________www.2000webdesign.com________ Angelfish are NO angels! = What's my sign? I'm an aquarist. 5- 2.5g's, 2- 5g's, 7g, 2- 10g's, 12g, 18g, 3- 20g's, 2- 30g's, 50gHex, 2- 55g's, and about 10- 1g tuppers Colorado Aquarium Society

02-28-2006, 07:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
TAF CAF Aquaria Aficionado (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,095	Oh, the tank is a 20gal if that is important to know. __________________ Something so expensive and addictive HAS to be illegal. I'm just waiting for the police to break down my door and confinscate my fish food. ________www.2000webdesign.com________ Angelfish are NO angels! = What's my sign? I'm an aquarist. 5- 2.5g's, 2- 5g's, 7g, 2- 10g's, 12g, 18g, 3- 20g's, 2- 30g's, 50gHex, 2- 55g's, and about 10- 1g tuppers Colorado Aquarium Society

02-28-2006, 09:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
TAF CAF Aquaria Aficionado (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,095	Am I having too many bubbles? __________________ Something so expensive and addictive HAS to be illegal. I'm just waiting for the police to break down my door and confinscate my fish food. ________www.2000webdesign.com________ Angelfish are NO angels! = What's my sign? I'm an aquarist. 5- 2.5g's, 2- 5g's, 7g, 2- 10g's, 12g, 18g, 3- 20g's, 2- 30g's, 50gHex, 2- 55g's, and about 10- 1g tuppers Colorado Aquarium Society

02-28-2006, 10:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hoppy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,228	When you first start with CO2 be sure to watch the fish for signs of distress. If they all go to the surface and seem to be gasping, you have too much CO2. If everything looks normal, then you don't have too much. Or, you can measure KH and PH and look up the ppm in a table like at : http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm 30 ppm is a good number to shoot for. __________________ Hoppy

02-28-2006, 10:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
TAF CAF Aquaria Aficionado (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,095	Okay... thanks! I only have 4 minnows in there right now and they seem happy still. I will keep an eye on them. __________________ Something so expensive and addictive HAS to be illegal. I'm just waiting for the police to break down my door and confinscate my fish food. ________www.2000webdesign.com________ Angelfish are NO angels! = What's my sign? I'm an aquarist. 5- 2.5g's, 2- 5g's, 7g, 2- 10g's, 12g, 18g, 3- 20g's, 2- 30g's, 50gHex, 2- 55g's, and about 10- 1g tuppers Colorado Aquarium Society

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