¿De cuantos litros es la bomba? He montado esto idéntico al tuyo, con el mismo botecito incluso xD y he probado con una de 200 y otra de 300l/h(con esta tarda mas) y la burbuja se acumula dentro, haciéndose mayor hasta salir por abajo poco a poco haciendo un ruido muy molesto (como pedos :S)
Probé poniendo esponja y nada, así que imagino que será que tiene poco caudal. De todos los reactores que he visto este es pequeño, efectivo y no hace ruido, justo lo que busco :D
i made one in 10 minutes ; i used a cup whith top , drilled hole on the bottom and the top, added the sponge and connected to my powerhead that mixes the oxigen already quite hard. but the idea is cool works 100%.
best way is to connect your outlet co2 to your inlet of external filter as co2 goes to filter it mix and dissolve in water filter and come out at the outlet of external filter
Thats a clean looking DIY reactor. I used the same design with a Mountain Dew bottle, just cut the bottom off, but its bulkier. It hides well behind driftwood.
does it work if i directly connect the co2 to the powerhead so then it will blow co2 directly into the water? or do i need a tube to collect the bubbles? i don't really get the purpose of the tube, how does the plant get the co2? need help please... someone...
The CO2 is not connected to the powerhead. It enters in the reactor (the green stuff) from it's bottom part where is a tube connected to the CO2 source (a yeast bottle).
The tube has enough lenght inside in order to bypass the sponge to it's upper part.
So the CO2 is released into the water, inside the reactor just below the water flow comming from the powerhead. As a result, it is disolved into the water. This water is released into the aquarium through the bottom part of the reactor.
@parazitultm you could just make the bubbles go straight into the intake part of the powerhead. does pretty much the same thing (unless you have a HUUUUUUUUUUUGE flow of co2/bad impeller.
Instead of a little internal thingy, on my tank I use a huge, 51/2' long external one. Its so big you don't need any hard to clean sponges or anything, the bubbles are gone by the time they reach the top. And it hides perfectly behind my tank.
This doesn't reaqlly work if you have some wimpy 10g though, its quite noticeable :)
The tank has 150 l (arround 135 netto). the tap water Kh is around 9-10, Ph around 7.4. The receipe of yeast I used, generates around 1->1.5 bubble / sec increasing the CO2 in the tank somewhere at 20-25 ppm, lowering the Ph around 7-7.1 at a Kh between 8.5-9. At this Kh, the Ph is at least stable with a variation between 0.2-0.4.
But all depends on the yeast. I had some problems some months ago because the temperature in the room which was lower resulting in a lowering of the CO2.
thats what the filter is for it stops the bubbles from escaping... bubbles stay in until their completely dissolved, and then the co2 inriched water is pushed out through the filter... 100%
just like trees and other plants need carbon dioxide underwater plants need it too... fish allready breath in oxygen(just like humans) and exhale co2, but a co2 reactor just dissolves co2 (which is carbon dioxide0 into the water so that the plants can grow....
oh... I am jean7cox I just changed my profile....
there are plenty of different versions of reactors so your not limited to just this, but this specific one works very well and is fairly simple to make... if you google co2 reactor in google images I'm sure you'll find plenty different variations... good luck...
co2 is for the plants, the reactor basically traps the co2 air bubbles until it dissolves in the water. that way the co2 is not wasted. if you just put an air pipe the co2 bubble will just travel to the top of the tank and release at the surface.
¿De cuantos litros es la bomba? He montado esto idéntico al tuyo, con el mismo botecito incluso xD y he probado con una de 200 y otra de 300l/h(con esta tarda mas) y la burbuja se acumula dentro, haciéndose mayor hasta salir por abajo poco a poco haciendo un ruido muy molesto (como pedos :S)
Probé poniendo esponja y nada, así que imagino que será que tiene poco caudal. De todos los reactores que he visto este es pequeño, efectivo y no hace ruido, justo lo que busco :D
Saludos The Loko.
bombadeagua 5 months ago
At the time of taking this movie, there was an yeast bottle behind.
Right now, it works also great with a CO2 tank.
parazitultm 10 months ago
Where is the co2 getting pumped from?
Prashmash 10 months ago
MY BUBBLES
infoherper 1 year ago
well come on. tell how to make it!
thecatofwisdom 1 year ago
what dus it actually do
thegreenwindninja 1 year ago
dude honestly i think thats a diffuser?
it diffuses C02 in water??
rpgshinok 1 year ago
i made one in 10 minutes ; i used a cup whith top , drilled hole on the bottom and the top, added the sponge and connected to my powerhead that mixes the oxigen already quite hard. but the idea is cool works 100%.
sloppi1234 2 years ago
Nicely done my friend,
seahuntroger 2 years ago
cea mai buna solutie..am facut si a dat rezultateeee
gradmihai 2 years ago
best way is to connect your outlet co2 to your inlet of external filter as co2 goes to filter it mix and dissolve in water filter and come out at the outlet of external filter
dariacakes 2 years ago
Thats a clean looking DIY reactor. I used the same design with a Mountain Dew bottle, just cut the bottom off, but its bulkier. It hides well behind driftwood.
drouin916 2 years ago
does it work if i directly connect the co2 to the powerhead so then it will blow co2 directly into the water? or do i need a tube to collect the bubbles? i don't really get the purpose of the tube, how does the plant get the co2? need help please... someone...
tarimakashi 2 years ago
The CO2 is not connected to the powerhead. It enters in the reactor (the green stuff) from it's bottom part where is a tube connected to the CO2 source (a yeast bottle).
The tube has enough lenght inside in order to bypass the sponge to it's upper part.
So the CO2 is released into the water, inside the reactor just below the water flow comming from the powerhead. As a result, it is disolved into the water. This water is released into the aquarium through the bottom part of the reactor.
parazitultm 2 years ago
@parazitultm you could just make the bubbles go straight into the intake part of the powerhead. does pretty much the same thing (unless you have a HUUUUUUUUUUUGE flow of co2/bad impeller.
azncardninja169 1 year ago
Cool.
Instead of a little internal thingy, on my tank I use a huge, 51/2' long external one. Its so big you don't need any hard to clean sponges or anything, the bubbles are gone by the time they reach the top. And it hides perfectly behind my tank.
This doesn't reaqlly work if you have some wimpy 10g though, its quite noticeable :)
Guitar5525 3 years ago
im making one for me, can you show me how or were did you get this idea from>?
aliensshampoo 2 years ago
That's a worthless clip. Who wants to watch someone's CO2 reactor. Why not tell about the design and how it works.
jaylinII 3 years ago 8
I agree with you completely!!!!!!!!!
bradhienzachary 3 years ago
scroll down a bit is all you need..
bonex2005jr 3 years ago 4
Wait so how's the CO2 get diffused into the aquarium?
ZooTycoonMaster 3 years ago
Nice video. I've added it to the The Aquarium Wiki Encyclopaedia page on CO2 Reactors.
aquariumwiki 3 years ago
Can you list what parts you used to make the chamber and ends? Nice unit...looks commercial.
mishmosh2000 4 years ago
The chamber is built using a cheap filter, but you can easily done using a simple tube cover on one end.
If it is cover at both ends, make some holes to allow water to exit.
On the upper part I glued with silicone the exit of a powerhead (a cheap Resun powerhead SP1100)
On the other end I put some filter foam to not let the CO2 bubbles to exit.
The CO2 is comming from the bottom part.
The "toy" is really cool, cheap and efficent. Goog luck!
parazitultm 4 years ago
Thanks. Looks really efficient!
mishmosh2000 4 years ago
how much CO2 are getting in your water? How many PPM?
Sharp3000 3 years ago
The tank has 150 l (arround 135 netto). the tap water Kh is around 9-10, Ph around 7.4. The receipe of yeast I used, generates around 1->1.5 bubble / sec increasing the CO2 in the tank somewhere at 20-25 ppm, lowering the Ph around 7-7.1 at a Kh between 8.5-9. At this Kh, the Ph is at least stable with a variation between 0.2-0.4.
But all depends on the yeast. I had some problems some months ago because the temperature in the room which was lower resulting in a lowering of the CO2.
parazitultm 3 years ago
Nice don't see any escaping bubble. It prolly can double as a filter 2.
bmallick 4 years ago
The reactor should be longer, it allows more CO2 to dissolve and less CO2 to escape.
XIIIIIIIX 4 years ago
Did it look like any co2 was escaping?
Nice unit!
Douglascs83 4 years ago
thats what the filter is for it stops the bubbles from escaping... bubbles stay in until their completely dissolved, and then the co2 inriched water is pushed out through the filter... 100%
jean7cox 3 years ago
@jean7cox
What does a co2 reactor do for a fish tank exactly?
videodude4 2 years ago
just like trees and other plants need carbon dioxide underwater plants need it too... fish allready breath in oxygen(just like humans) and exhale co2, but a co2 reactor just dissolves co2 (which is carbon dioxide0 into the water so that the plants can grow....
chunchi1000 2 years ago
@chunchi1000
Thanks fo your reply. Also is this reactor absoultly necessary or is it something that is optional?
videodude4 2 years ago
oh... I am jean7cox I just changed my profile....
there are plenty of different versions of reactors so your not limited to just this, but this specific one works very well and is fairly simple to make... if you google co2 reactor in google images I'm sure you'll find plenty different variations... good luck...
chunchi1000 2 years ago
co2 is for the plants, the reactor basically traps the co2 air bubbles until it dissolves in the water. that way the co2 is not wasted. if you just put an air pipe the co2 bubble will just travel to the top of the tank and release at the surface.
4k3el 2 years ago
thats cool and easy i need to make a co2 reactor and think i find 1 i like. thanks parazitultm:)
tifosiman68 4 years ago