@@robyvk I have never heard about this happening. It can happen that there will be a leak - sure. And CO2 is very dangerous. But there will have to be extremely unlikely set of conditions for it to kill you. CO2 is heavier than air, so it will concentrate on the floor, and then it would probably just leak from the house.
I use a 2KG CO2 fire extinguisher with an FZ aquarium regulator in my 100 tank. The solenoid controlled regulator cost me £40 and the CO2 fire extinguishers cost me about £20 each from eBay. One cylinder lasts about a year! I don't bother getting them refilled; once empty, I take them to a recycling centre for disposal.
Thanks for the wonderful summary. I just got my first DIY citric acid and baking soda setup and I am loving it. The convenience of being able to refill on my own and still having to control how much CO2 I inject in my tank and when is awesome 👏🏽
Hmm I might have to look at an upgrade. I use a citric acid reactor but my setup is more like the yeast reactor you showed, but using 2L bottles, one for the citric acid solution and one for the baking soda solution. It's not high pressure either and the solutions mix slowly over time. As the pressure drops it siphons solution from the other bottle keeping a perpetual reaction going until it's used up or they're too mixed to keep producing a reaction. But you can use a magnet to raise a tube inside to stop the reaction and it has a needle valve too so at least I have decent manual control over the CO2 production/flow, although an automated solenoid would be nice lol. But I do get at least a month or 2 of straight production before having to refresh the solutions.
i have 5 liter diy citric acid + baking soda reaction generator co2 system in my 250 liters tank and it lasts for months. i used 2 to 4 bubble per second. im grateful for such system to exist as it enable me to go for CO2 planted tanks. pressurizes system is a hassle in my area. its one hour drive and i have to left my co2 bottle for the entire day for them to fill it up. citric + baking soda is the way to go for me. its a nice middle ground. however for someone with easy access to fill co2 gas, then go for pressurized system.
Very informative co2 subject. I am using two Stainless DIY Co2 systems (Citric acid/Baking soda) which for me easier to refill whenever it gets empty. 1 DIY CO2 for 17gal tank 1 DIY CO2 with splitter for two 10gal tank. Both DIY CO2 last more than two months with a 1bbl/ 3sec.
For me the soda stream system is the way to go for tanks up to max. 50 L. Easy and cheap replacement of bottles (6€/425g/lasting 1-2months depending on tank size/available in drugstores), fully controllable, light weight. I bought a quality system for 95€ used which included bottle, selenoid, pressure gauge, tubing, diffusor, check valve. Drop checker and pH liquid were the only items missing. And I needed a timer of course to shut the system off at night.
I have a pressurized system sharing a 29 gallon and a 10 gallon and the citric acid/baking soda cylinder on a 10 gallon. I agree, filling the large cylinder means traveling to a station and hoping they will fill. I may buy another citric acid/baking soda system as they are very reliable and consistent, great for a 10 gallon planted tank.
Thank you! You don't have to buy this one, just look for something called: citric acid CO2 reactor (example: Fzone CO2 Generator Kit, Bioscape CO2 Reactor). But I got really cheap one and it works great! The one from the video comes from here: www.rostlinna-akvaria.cz/eshop/co2-sety/invital-co2-generator-start-s-nocnim-vypinanim
for the yeast method, there's actually a way to mannually turn it on and off. You can buy air tubing connectors with switch to control the speed of co2, you need two of them, one control the speed, one for on/off.
I personally wouldn't recommend setting up any c02 you can't regulate. You don't want c02 running at night, and you want to have control over how much c02 you are injecting. The DIY aluminum c02 canisters are probably what I'd recommend to start with since the citric acid/baking soda method makes more c02 and will come with a regulator and off/on solenoid. However, would not recommend these set ups for any aquarium over 10 gallons as you will only get 1-2mo per mixture. Making it will get old fast if you are putting it on aquariums that are too large and will quickly become more expensive over time as citric acid and baking soda, though inexpensive, will add up. My c02 generator cost about 9$ per refill. If you change this monthly, that 90$ a year. For anyone serious about getting into co2, just spend the money and get a true pressurized system. The initial purchase is expensive, but they are low maintenance and cheap to maintain. The tank in my experience for a 10lbs tank is 190$, 5lbs 150$. You can find a regulator on Amazon for 60-80$ . I got mine set up on my 55g with a 10lbs tank for 250$ total, and it will last roughly 10mo between tank changes on a 55g. You could get much longer on a smaller aqarium. A tank swap in my area is 21$ per exchange. If you can afford that, then the other system listed is fine. But I personally would stay away from everything else.
I got it from Czech store: www.rostlinna-akvaria.cz/. It was on sale and I got for for like 50 EUR with everything. But I don't know if they are delivering everywhere.
I'm lazy and I decided to earn money in order to buy a good preassured CO2 system... yes, initial cost is big, but it's clean, safe and last months... and I only have a tank, big, but only one, I thought the effort worth it... regards
Are you using CO2 in your tanks? What systems work the best for you?
I have one question, is the use of co2 dangerous for people, can the bottle release co2, explode or similar
@@robyvk I have never heard about this happening. It can happen that there will be a leak - sure. And CO2 is very dangerous. But there will have to be extremely unlikely set of conditions for it to kill you. CO2 is heavier than air, so it will concentrate on the floor, and then it would probably just leak from the house.
I use a 2KG CO2 fire extinguisher with an FZ aquarium regulator in my 100 tank. The solenoid controlled regulator cost me £40 and the CO2 fire extinguishers cost me about £20 each from eBay. One cylinder lasts about a year!
I don't bother getting them refilled; once empty, I take them to a recycling centre for disposal.
Thanks for the wonderful summary. I just got my first DIY citric acid and baking soda setup and I am loving it. The convenience of being able to refill on my own and still having to control how much CO2 I inject in my tank and when is awesome 👏🏽
Thank you! Exactly, refilling at home is a game changer :)
Excellent summary, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Hmm I might have to look at an upgrade. I use a citric acid reactor but my setup is more like the yeast reactor you showed, but using 2L bottles, one for the citric acid solution and one for the baking soda solution. It's not high pressure either and the solutions mix slowly over time. As the pressure drops it siphons solution from the other bottle keeping a perpetual reaction going until it's used up or they're too mixed to keep producing a reaction. But you can use a magnet to raise a tube inside to stop the reaction and it has a needle valve too so at least I have decent manual control over the CO2 production/flow, although an automated solenoid would be nice lol. But I do get at least a month or 2 of straight production before having to refresh the solutions.
It was a nice sharing, my friend, with respect and love, I came to support you 👌👍
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!
Amazing video 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Thank you !😁
Great overview! Thank you for creating this 👍
Glad it was helpful!
i have 5 liter diy citric acid + baking soda reaction generator co2 system in my 250 liters tank and it lasts for months. i used 2 to 4 bubble per second. im grateful for such system to exist as it enable me to go for CO2 planted tanks. pressurizes system is a hassle in my area. its one hour drive and i have to left my co2 bottle for the entire day for them to fill it up. citric + baking soda is the way to go for me. its a nice middle ground. however for someone with easy access to fill co2 gas, then go for pressurized system.
Very informative co2 subject.
I am using two Stainless DIY Co2 systems (Citric acid/Baking soda) which for me easier to refill whenever it gets empty.
1 DIY CO2 for 17gal tank
1 DIY CO2 with splitter for two 10gal tank.
Both DIY CO2 last more than two months with a 1bbl/ 3sec.
Thank you! My thoughts exactly, citric acid systems are just very convenient to use. And they last very long for me as well!
For me the soda stream system is the way to go for tanks up to max. 50 L. Easy and cheap replacement of bottles (6€/425g/lasting 1-2months depending on tank size/available in drugstores), fully controllable, light weight. I bought a quality system for 95€ used which included bottle, selenoid, pressure gauge, tubing, diffusor, check valve. Drop checker and pH liquid were the only items missing. And I needed a timer of course to shut the system off at night.
Yes, I hear some good things about it. But I haven't tested it myself (yet :P)
Do you have link's incase i want to buy any of these?
I have a pressurized system sharing a 29 gallon and a 10 gallon and the citric acid/baking soda cylinder on a 10 gallon. I agree, filling the large cylinder means traveling to a station and hoping they will fill. I may buy another citric acid/baking soda system as they are very reliable and consistent, great for a 10 gallon planted tank.
Agree 100% :)
maybe you can hook up 2 of the 2 litre diy cylinder to the 29 gallon tank, 1 for each end of the aquarium.
Awesome video! What is the second system setup called? Looking to buy it for my 20 gallon tank.
Thank you! You don't have to buy this one, just look for something called: citric acid CO2 reactor (example: Fzone CO2 Generator Kit, Bioscape CO2 Reactor). But I got really cheap one and it works great! The one from the video comes from here: www.rostlinna-akvaria.cz/eshop/co2-sety/invital-co2-generator-start-s-nocnim-vypinanim
Using pressurized for my 240L but now I have a 90L as well...
So maybe I should try the cheaper option :-)
Great! It works very well for me :)
for the yeast method, there's actually a way to mannually turn it on and off. You can buy air tubing connectors with switch to control the speed of co2, you need two of them, one control the speed, one for on/off.
Yeah but if too much pressure build up inside the bottle it will explode
Hi mate, is this invita only available in Europe but not in US? Thank you
Yes, I'm afraid so :/
Thank you so much for your quick reply, I also sent them an email and correct, they dont have business in US@@AquascapingCube
I personally wouldn't recommend setting up any c02 you can't regulate. You don't want c02 running at night, and you want to have control over how much c02 you are injecting. The DIY aluminum c02 canisters are probably what I'd recommend to start with since the citric acid/baking soda method makes more c02 and will come with a regulator and off/on solenoid. However, would not recommend these set ups for any aquarium over 10 gallons as you will only get 1-2mo per mixture. Making it will get old fast if you are putting it on aquariums that are too large and will quickly become more expensive over time as citric acid and baking soda, though inexpensive, will add up. My c02 generator cost about 9$ per refill. If you change this monthly, that 90$ a year. For anyone serious about getting into co2, just spend the money and get a true pressurized system. The initial purchase is expensive, but they are low maintenance and cheap to maintain. The tank in my experience for a 10lbs tank is 190$, 5lbs 150$. You can find a regulator on Amazon for 60-80$ . I got mine set up on my 55g with a 10lbs tank for 250$ total, and it will last roughly 10mo between tank changes on a 55g. You could get much longer on a smaller aqarium. A tank swap in my area is 21$ per exchange. If you can afford that, then the other system listed is fine. But I personally would stay away from everything else.
where did you buy the ARKA system from? Most EU shops are selling it for over 120 euros. Thanks!
I got it from Czech store: www.rostlinna-akvaria.cz/. It was on sale and I got for for like 50 EUR with everything. But I don't know if they are delivering everywhere.
@@AquascapingCube thank you!
How long should my 2 l dyi system last before I have to replenish?
It highly depends on the ratio of ingredients. But, for me it works for 4-6 weeks
I have a modifyde System for SodaStream
After using the second one for a year, mine has started leaking. The cheap construction doesn’t hold up well.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. I still don't have any problems in any of my systems.
I'm lazy and I decided to earn money in order to buy a good preassured CO2 system... yes, initial cost is big, but it's clean, safe and last months... and I only have a tank, big, but only one, I thought the effort worth it... regards
Yes, in this case preassured CO2 is the best option. You made a good decision.
opening statement proves there's no climate issues with co 2 greta can kick rocks
Bffr
Fantastic guide! Thank you!
Thank you! Glad it was helpful!