nirutlee

very good...

Valthenya

ok here's my question which is better with the diy yeast

for a five gallon a ten gallon and a two gallon

the nano pollens or the ladders?

ericleekh

Dear John
I am new and very interested to try out your diy co2 . But how big is the cup of sugar ? I want to use a 5 litres container , can you guide me through on the amount of ingredient required ? I prefer to have a longer lasting co2 ( about 4 weeks , possible ? )
Thanks .

mattutd20

Thank you for this

taz81

posted on main board Sorry!!

dawntwister

Tips on Mixtures
Everybody has different water and this influences the your mixture.
So try slight modifications of the yeast/sugar/water ratios till what lasts the longest for you.
Yeast decreased
Co2 last longer
less CO2 produced per minute, but produce more consistant
Yeast increased
Co2 life shorter & initial higher burst of CO2

If water is very soft, add 2 or 4 tsp of Baking Soda
then just add your yeast and top the bottle up

Fly Bob

Has anyone ever tried to use gelatin as fuel for carbon dioxide instead of putting sugar in the water with the yeast ?
In Italy is common to use gelatin in the bottom of the bottle so the sugar will be available daily step by step and not all at once as if you put sugar and yeast in the water all together.
I also use a medical "thing", actually i do not know the name in english, but they use it to feed people through a bottle when lay on a hospital bed, to count the bubble.
When I'll be able I'll take a picture of the system.
Bye.

Jedblo

Question moved to forum.

Fly Bob

This is my CO2 system.
Works pretty good but I still have to find the right amount of yeast and the right amount of Jello in the gelatin-fuel even if right now I'm using 1 Jello bag in 300ml of water with 7 tablespoon of sugar and a bare teaspoon of yeast and it looks good for my 10g tank.
No sugar and no baking soda mixed in the water with yeast, just east and water over the gelatin.
The advantage is you can see when the fuel is almost finished and prepare another bottle, so you only have to change the cap and wait some hours for the reaction to start again.

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Fly Bob

Ah, the picture has been taken some days ago when the Jello was less than half the original quantity and the water has turned reddish. Normally the Jello reaches a level just above the upper dot in the bottle and I add water until reaches the level you see. Pay attention not to put too much water since at the beginning the yeast expands and could "overflow" in the airline and into the tank.
Bye.