How To Make A DIY CO2 System For Your Aqaurium

[raymon664]

For the life of me I cant get this type of system to work!!

[erntam1990]

is the water in the middle to filter alcohol ?

[ThaDrSean]

@erntam1990 yup

[xXxSTENCHxXx]

is that safe for all fish, I have discus, I have a 100 gal do I have too double the coke bottles or will 1 be enough?

[ThaDrSean]

@xXxSTENCHxXx I think one should do it. I don't want to kill your Discus though. I would check with somebody else who has Discus running CO2

[JefafaSB]

Great build thanks for the idea! Quick question though. If the bottles are sealed with silicone creating two air tight chambers, what's the reason for the one-way valve? When the yeast dies and ceases to produce co2, any siphoning effects would stop once the pressure in the bottles reaches a given point.

[ThaDrSean]

@JefafaSB I thought it would siphon out my tank. Plus at the time I might of needed to connect the airline tubing. I had an extra one-way valve.

[71Sylwek]

cóż, bimbrownia oraz napowietrzanie działające równocześnie. Efekty widać po kondycji roślin, nie wiem skąd te zachwyty komentujących, chyba koledzy autora :-)

[LAmbro045]

so your looking for a red spec. light????? how about wight light? Its a better spectrum for your plants. and you can change the color of your water by adding driftwood and or peat. Your water will turn to a nice tea color. However id your going to use peat it is going to drop your ph.

[alphaprocyonx]

my clown loach was defending itself from the neons and it does scare the neons away, but only after the neons punked him

[damiangonzalez615]

did u use water from your tank in that gatorade bottle?

[ThaDrSean]

@damiangonzalez615 I didn't, but you can use tank water.

[damiangonzalez615]

i need some help.i made a diy system like yours.i connected two 2 liter bottles onto a plastic t and then to my bubble counter,to my diffuser like the one u have.but it didnt work.what do think could be the problem?a leak through the silicone?

[ThaDrSean]

@damiangonzalez615 It could be bad yeast or a leak in the silicone. Make sure you have a check valve in your airline tubing on the Co2 system. You don't want the system to siphon out your water after the Yeast dies.

[damiangonzalez615]

where did u get that dap silicone sealant?im using diy co2 and my plants are doing good also

[ThaDrSean]

@damiangonzalez615 True Value hardware store

[jadejesus2003]

Thanks for the video it was very informative and you tank looks awesome.

[911kratos]

cool tank btw

[ThaDrSean]

@911kratos thanks

[911kratos]

that blue light really hurts my eyes

[ThaDrSean]

@911kratos They hurt mine too. I'm getting a new light fixture

[ratherrather]

do i have to replace co2?

[ThaDrSean]

@ratherrather Yeah, every month

[HimalayaBlueDiesel]

a co2 system for my what? lol

[ThaDrSean]

@HimalayaBlueDiesel It feeds the plants

[BusaFalconer]

Oh and the airstone is making all that C02 escape!! no need for airstone, plants provide oxygen.

[ThaDrSean]

@BusaFalconer I would still run an airstone. Plants don't produce oxygen at night.

[BusaFalconer]

C02 will destroy any plastic valve and ruin the 0-rings in a metal one. No need for a valve anyway. I don't even use a check valve but I'm careful not to squeeze the bottle so it doesn't siphon my tank =)

[nokittymypotpi3]

Should Co2 be running always?

[zerodracko]

Hey bro., i have a question for you!! What recipe you use to make co2 and what kind o light are you using for your plants?? And your aquarium looks so good congratulations

[ThaDrSean]

@zerodracko 2 cups of sugar. teaspoon of yeast. I have crappy blue lights on my tank don't buy them.

[LianneLovesMountains]

uhg sorry about these assholes giving you shit about your video. :/ I thought it was very helpful! =] Is there any way I can make the hole without the drill? I don't really have access to one......

[ThaDrSean]

@LianneLovesMountains There are probably other ways, but I just used a drill.

[effini333]

@LianneLovesMountains You can use a soldering iron or heat up a nail over a stovetop or lighter and melt a hole either way.

[MrVivekdantas]

@LianneLovesMountains heat a long nail or something over fire till its real hot and poke it thru the cap.. n ofcourse.. hold the nail with something that wont burn u..

[homebrewgod]

you babble too much! good system but keep it direct and to the point. retard

[ThaDrSean]

@homebrewgod Sorry, I didn't know how to edit videos back then.

[algolake]

@homebrewgod Ignore this ignorant Twit. Explanations are needed. Well done.

[HobbyKing1000]

you dont need to second bottle

[ThaDrSean]

@HobbyKing1000 Yeah I got two. The Juice container and the gatorade bottle.

[ostmash]

What does diy stand for?

[ThaDrSean]

@ostmash do it yourself

[PinkPolkaify]

@ostmash DO IT YOURSELF

[mrsinn]

What smurf is this guy?

[mercedesff2]

I love CLs too!! I even have a betta with my CLs and they don't bother him at all :) Anyway, nice plants and water quality.

[ThaDrSean]

@mercedesff2 My tank isn't that great right now. Check out Dustinsfishtanks youtube channel. He has some crazy cool tanks.

[TheMyerslmtim]

good looking aqurium. i have two lights strips on my 55gal. i use aqua-glo which enhances color and sun-glo which lites up the tank. Together gives off bight white lite.

[ThaDrSean]

@TheMyerslmtim Dude I got some horrible lighting. It gives off a blue color and you can't see the the colors too well on the fish. 45 inch bulbs and can't find replacements. At least I got the whole setup for free.

[TheMyerslmtim]

@ThaDrSean get new lights strips if having a hard time finding bulbs for what you have. as i said before, i got two individual light strips w/ glo bulbs .