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not tried it.
but you don't have to refill the bubble counter very often, right?
you can use a syringe to 'inject' water through the inlet side.
however, if you are using a ceramic diffuser, you'll be having a hard time.
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i'm sick and tired of refilling my bubble counter with water...
Has anyone tried mineral oil instead?? heard it works great!!
thinking of trying it out..
not tried it.
but you don't have to refill the bubble counter very often, right?
you can use a syringe to 'inject' water through the inlet side.
however, if you are using a ceramic diffuser, you'll be having a hard time.
thomas liew
Interesting idea.
I do get evaporation from my bubble counter too and it's a hassle to take it out to refill with water.
The question is...how to prevent the oil from getting into the tank? Two check valves lined in reverse to each other?
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Please don't try reversing the dennerle check valve, burst my tube that way, luckily not those hard tubes...
After awhile i don't even bother topping up the bubble counter unless i'm changing the bps or what.
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Benetay
These days I don't use a bubble counter anymore, I rely more on estimation of the "spray" coming out from my diffusor. Anyway, my diffusor has a sort of reservoir where I can see my bubbles.
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Originally Posted by |squee|
Ya but thats not = to the number of bubbles from the bubble counter. Maybe can do a conversion like 3 bubbles = 1 bubble at the diffuser.
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Benetay
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err.i'm banking on the thicker oil so it wont get into your tank??
I remember that Sera used to have a bubble counter filled with glycerin.
BC
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anyway..if water gets in it wont mix mah..cos its oil..
so is it because water evaporates that it disappears from the bubble counter or because it gets pushed out??
if its evaporation then i think the mineral oil should work...
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I find water in my check valve leh... So for me, it is the water from the bubble counter back flowing thus causing the water level to drop...
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Likewise for me also. *edited*I find water in my check valve leh... So for me, it is the bubble counter back flowing from the bubble counter...
The water flows from the bubble counter into the check vavle
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har?? what you mean?? bubble counter backflowing on itself?? how does that happen?? water already inside the bubble counter back flow back into the bubble counter??I find water in my check valve leh... So for me, it is the bubble counter back flowing from the bubble counter...
dont understand leh justikanz...
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Oops... Sorry... Will correct the above statement...
And so I was saying, it would be useless to use oil as the oil would backflow also...
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errr..you mean you never put a check valve between your co2 canister and your bubble counter?? like that you're saying water gets into your co2 canister ah?
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The water back flowed to the check valve...
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oh...you mean you only have one check valve on the line then....i was meaning a set up more like this...
Canister------check valve----- bubble counter with mineral oil---- check valve-----diffuser.
Both check valves point in the direction towards the diffuser.----->
in this case...mineral oil wont be able to go backwards when there is co2 coming out.... when co2 is low.. the front check valve precents the pressure from the water from acting back on the mineral oil... the second check valve is an added measure in taht case...
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No, my setup same as what you mentioned...
Canister------check valve 1----- bubble counter---- check valve 2-----reactor
Water back flow from reactor to valve 2 and from bubble counter to valve 1...
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so when you switch the co2 back on... water should go back to normal....since it is trapped between the 2 check valves... yes?
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For me, yes...
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hmm...in that case..then i'm going to try it..
since the oil wont be able to go anywhere and is not subject to evaporation as quickly as water..
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