DYI C02 with sugar & yeast is very little pressure. You can't even use a standard C02 diffuser as one would use with pressurized C02 tank. Bubbles way to big because such low pressure. Citric acid & baking soda more pressure but again no where like a pressurized C02 tank. Hot glue gun works very well & cost $2.99 at dollar store. Sure you can buy pre built DYI caps but no need if don't successfully.
absolutely love your diy system...i am using yours and it's working like charm...you deserve more followers than any youtubers with diy co2 system videos!! Btw am using diy co2 diffuser made of ceramic plate and syringe.
Thank you so much for the Kind words. Lately youtube has been indeed tough. I only gives you a small window of opportunity for exposure (less than an hour) and unless you show a particular amount of vies within that period your shoved to the back.
I dont have experience with the twinstar diffuser so i cant really say. but most of the commercially availabe diffusers have a lot of "resistance" since they are designed for use with high pressure co2 systems. these will still work but up to a point as pressure in the DIY co2 drops the bubbles also stop. thats why sometimes as you use these diffusers you can still feel the bottles to be tight with content but its just the pressure can no longer push thru said diffusers. Thats why i like the DIY bamboo diffuser better as it lets me totally deplete the DIY Co2 contents.
I always mention in my videos that you need to know your water with this system. Because Co2 is carbonic acid and it will cause your PH to drop. In the Philippines we have exceptionaly high ph water. 8.4 to 8.6 with this system running 24/7 it will only drop the ph to 7.6 to 7.4 I have never seen that swing down any lower than that. but like i said you need to know your water. This system works well with high Ph and High Kh(buffering) But if you really want to turn the system off the best thing to do is run an airpump with an air stone on a timer. so the pump turns on as the lights turn off and i suggest the pump turn off 2 hours before the light period so that when the lights go on there is already co2 in the water.
@@johnlloydjuntilla9069 You cant turn off the co2 in the tank like i explained if you let it run during no light period the PH might drop to much specially if you already have low PH to prevent that from happening run and air stone 2 hours before the light turns to this will expell the co2 to control the PH drop. but if your PH is like mine 8 to 8.4 and have High Kh bufferingthen this will not be a problem.
use 500 to 700 ml water. 250 grams sugar. any kind is ok but brown is cheaper. i cannot tell you the exact amount of gelatine to use as each brand has different ways of solidifying. instead figure out the amount that will end up with a very soft jiggly consistency. If its hard gelo the yeast cant eat through it. then for the starter mix a cup of water and 4 teaspoons of sugar. and yeast around 1/4 teaspoon. even less. more yeast will start the reaction faster. But will also make it last shorter. so mine typically starts to build up at around 8 to 10 hours. also i never mentioned it before but you can check if there is a reaction by shaking the mixture bottle. and looking at the wash bottle it each time you shake bubbles should exit the mixture tube. 6 weeks is actually very conservative i have some now running way more than that.
Im also releasing this week a 4 part short on the DIY co2 mixture. I believe that this setup with my DIY co2 diffuser is the perfect combination. as you can really milk the mixture until its just dead flat.
DYI C02 with sugar & yeast is very little pressure. You can't even use a standard C02 diffuser as one would use with pressurized C02 tank. Bubbles way to big because such low pressure.
Citric acid & baking soda more pressure but again no where like a pressurized C02 tank.
Hot glue gun works very well & cost $2.99 at dollar store.
Sure you can buy pre built DYI caps but no need if don't successfully.
absolutely love your diy system...i am using yours and it's working like charm...you deserve more followers than any youtubers with diy co2 system videos!!
Btw am using diy co2 diffuser made of ceramic plate and syringe.
Thank you so much for the Kind words. Lately youtube has been indeed tough. I only gives you a small window of opportunity for exposure (less than an hour) and unless you show a particular amount of vies within that period your shoved to the back.
Would small twinstar diffuser be also not good for it? Not enough pressure to go through it? It is expensive diffuser , just asking
I dont have experience with the twinstar diffuser so i cant really say. but most of the commercially availabe diffusers have a lot of "resistance" since they are designed for use with high pressure co2 systems. these will still work but up to a point as pressure in the DIY co2 drops the bubbles also stop. thats why sometimes as you use these diffusers you can still feel the bottles to be tight with content but its just the pressure can no longer push thru said diffusers. Thats why i like the DIY bamboo diffuser better as it lets me totally deplete the DIY Co2 contents.
Bro how do you turn off the co2 at night?
Turn off? There is no turning off a chemical process when it's started. You need to let the co2 escape in the room at night.
I always mention in my videos that you need to know your water with this system. Because Co2 is carbonic acid and it will cause your PH to drop. In the Philippines we have exceptionaly high ph water. 8.4 to 8.6 with this system running 24/7 it will only drop the ph to 7.6 to 7.4 I have never seen that swing down any lower than that. but like i said you need to know your water. This system works well with high Ph and High Kh(buffering) But if you really want to turn the system off the best thing to do is run an airpump with an air stone on a timer. so the pump turns on as the lights turn off and i suggest the pump turn off 2 hours before the light period so that when the lights go on there is already co2 in the water.
@@Christian_Johansson i mean the DIY co2 tank
@@guadaguppy4798 thanks
@@johnlloydjuntilla9069 You cant turn off the co2 in the tank like i explained if you let it run during no light period the PH might drop to much specially if you already have low PH to prevent that from happening run and air stone 2 hours before the light turns to this will expell the co2 to control the PH drop. but if your PH is like mine 8 to 8.4 and have High Kh bufferingthen this will not be a problem.
So what ratio's do you use that will last 6 weeks? Can you please list your recipe?
use 500 to 700 ml water. 250 grams sugar. any kind is ok but brown is cheaper. i cannot tell you the exact amount of gelatine to use as each brand has different ways of solidifying. instead figure out the amount that will end up with a very soft jiggly consistency. If its hard gelo the yeast cant eat through it. then for the starter mix a cup of water and 4 teaspoons of sugar. and yeast around 1/4 teaspoon. even less. more yeast will start the reaction faster. But will also make it last shorter. so mine typically starts to build up at around 8 to 10 hours. also i never mentioned it before but you can check if there is a reaction by shaking the mixture bottle. and looking at the wash bottle it each time you shake bubbles should exit the mixture tube. 6 weeks is actually very conservative i have some now running way more than that.
Im also releasing this week a 4 part short on the DIY co2 mixture. I believe that this setup with my DIY co2 diffuser is the perfect combination. as you can really milk the mixture until its just dead flat.
I do not like when my jello jiggles