apparently you also need to add some baking soda.
apparently you also need to add some baking soda.
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i add 2 cups of fine grain sugar , supposed to let the mixture last longer
I also add a pinch of baking soda.
Mine gives me about 1 bub/sec
How long the mixture last?
1 bubble per sec is the max it will go, probably.
DIY will be effective for abt 2 week or so.
The ingredient you have aleady know. Sugar + yeast + water. Those that add baking powder is to increase the hardness of the mixture such that the mixture won't turn accidic so fast(which will kill the yeats and stop CO2 production).
Hope this helps.
i used to do 2.5 cups sugar, water, yeast, 1 tbsp baking soda, and i dumped in some plant fert just for the heck of it
used to last me 4 wks with a reactor
Plant fertilizer. LOL.[]
I'll add the baking soda but not the fertiliser. too expensive.
without baking soda, mixture will last at most 2 wks.
with, can last at least 3 wks.
yeast about 1/4 teaspoon.
thomas liew
does adding more yeast produce more CO2?? say like from 1/4 to 1/2 or 1 teaspoonful..
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yup! but shorter lasting mixture.
once sugar is exhausted, no more co2.
thomas liew
ok.. thanks.. another qn.. if after i add the mixture.. and after a week... i want to prolong it.. can add another teaspoonful of sugar?
sugar.. normal, coarse or brown or anything can...
Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories.
adding some more sugar will prolong it.. but since you are taking it to add sugar. Might as well make a new mixture.----------------
On 3/19/2002 1:30:04 AM
ok.. thanks.. another qn.. if after i add the mixture.. and after a week... i want to prolong it.. can add another teaspoonful of sugar?
sugar.. normal, coarse or brown or anything can...
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Any sugar can.. Any brand also can... Buy the cheapest type... Think white coarse sugar should be cheapest.
thought it was ntuc fine grain 3 kg for $2.15...
haha... but i stopped diy already... caused too many disasters cuz i didn't get check valve... budget lah... has half tank of water on my room floor twice cuz of stupid diy co2...[]
Yes - using a reactor (especially the 3 bioball type) does wonders. The CO2 is not wasted. So far no risk of overdose and I did not pump air when lights off.----------------
On 3/18/2002 3:31:54 PM
i used to do 2.5 cups sugar, water, yeast, 1 tbsp baking soda, and i dumped in some plant fert just for the heck of it
used to last me 4 wks with a reactor
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My mixture of 2 cup sugar + 1 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp yeast can last a month. Initial bubbling is fast like 1 bubble/sec. When stable, the bubbling is about 1 bubble in 3 or 4 seconds. It tapers off at the end of the month to about 1 bubble in > 10 seconds.
koah fong
Juggler's tanks
how do a reactor and defuser look like??? and where to get them.... so if you have reactor and you will dun need defuser, right????
how do a reactor and defuser look like??? and where to get them.... so if you have reactor and you will dun need defuser, right????
there is a thread 'diffusor or reactor' under equipment section.
quite a while back.
do check it out
thomas liew
How about Nutrafin Co2, how much should i dose for the grey container that is provided?
for 1 litre water, I used 2 cup sugar + 1/4 soda + 1/4 yeast (lasted between 2-3 weeks).
More yeast = More CO2 = Short duration
To make full use of CO2 (if you don't use a reactor), cut up a bottle and reverse it to "collect" the CO2 bubbling from the diffuser. CO2 will slowly dissolve. <-- this is good if you are changing your mixture.
Lotsa examples in forum/web. Experiments to make your perfect ratio. After awhile, probably get tired of it and go for the real deal.
cheers,
kolite
If you find 2 cups of sugar is too expensive... You can try rice...
Same effect... Cheaper imo... Dunno why have that feeling...
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