CO2 DIY yeast leaked into the tank!!!

[tanh3]

I have DIY CO2 as well. using a juice bottle with a super glue tube on the top of the bottle. attached at the end is an air stone.
Using Hodgson Mill active dry yeast. I put in 8.75g with 3/4 cup sugar and warm water and mixed it all up and put it in the 32fl oz bottle.
After the yeast activating and foaming up, A large shot of CO2 shot some of yeast mixture into the tank. I would say its not a significant amount. Anyone have that happened to them before and what were the consequences?

[Mad78]

i think you should be okay, maybe do a 15 percent water change

[niptek]

i had a good amount got into my ten gallon back when i had 1 dwarf puffer fish and 10 rcs shrimps. I did a quick WC and everything was still alive.


also no harm done to plants

[foster400]

you really should have a separator between your reactor bottle and the air stone. Just extra insurance and also is a bubble counter.

I use a 20 Gatorade bottle for mine

[DerekCab66]

A seperator and a couple of backflow valves....had my mixture to hot once and when it started cooling created a vacuum

[Darkblade48]

I agree with everything that has been said so far; a check valve as well as a separator will help prevent future overflows in the future. In the meantime, a partial water change is best, especially if you want to be on the safe side.

[tanh3]

thanks for the inputs.
i just increased the flow of my filter and everything cleared up the next day.