ran out of CO2

LSDDan · 02-16-2013, 10:39 PM

as the title says I just ran out of co2 and won't be able to get my bottle filled till tuesday which is about 3 days of no injection. Am i going to get an algae out break? I've already lowered the lighting but what else can I do till then?
Thanks for any help

iant · 02-16-2013, 10:46 PM

DIY co2 (sugar/yeast/pop bottle/airline tube) pretty easy. lots of tutorial on youtube.

Bandit1200 · 02-17-2013, 01:00 AM

no home brewer supply places, or welding suppliers?

**kevmo911** · 02-17-2013, 01:01 AM

You're fine.

To be safe, you can turn off the lights until then.

**herns** · 02-17-2013, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by LSDDan

as the title says I just ran out of co2 and won't be able to get my bottle filled till tuesday which is about 3 days of no injection. Am i going to get an algae out break? I've already lowered the lighting but what else can I do till then?
Thanks for any help

1 or 2 hrs of light a day I think you're fine until refill.

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LSDDan · 02-17-2013, 01:55 AM

thanks so much for the responses. I did the DIY co2 and don't want to go that route again as I suffocated a bunch of ghost shrimp as my rate was too high and I don't want to have that happen again. All the refill spots around my area don't seem to be open on weekends and Monday is a holiday here

DaveMcKenz · 02-17-2013, 01:43 PM

Buy a spare tank. Meantime, no lights and wait until Tuesday.
Good luck,
Dave

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LSDDan Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Posts: 3	ran out of CO2 as the title says I just ran out of co2 and won't be able to get my bottle filled till tuesday which is about 3 days of no injection. Am i going to get an algae out break? I've already lowered the lighting but what else can I do till then? Thanks for any help

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02-16-2013, 10:46 PM	#2
iant Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: canada Posts: 130	DIY co2 (sugar/yeast/pop bottle/airline tube) pretty easy. lots of tutorial on youtube.

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Bandit1200 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 426	no home brewer supply places, or welding suppliers?

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kevmo911 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 3,750	You're fine. To be safe, you can turn off the lights until then.

02-17-2013, 01:55 AM	#6
LSDDan Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Posts: 3	thanks so much for the responses. I did the DIY co2 and don't want to go that route again as I suffocated a bunch of ghost shrimp as my rate was too high and I don't want to have that happen again. All the refill spots around my area don't seem to be open on weekends and Monday is a holiday here

02-17-2013, 01:43 PM	#7
DaveMcKenz Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Illinois Posts: 42	Buy a spare tank. Meantime, no lights and wait until Tuesday. Good luck, Dave