My Taiwan Tree

[qngwn]

but then do you leave the DIY CO2 on while the lights are off?

[newlife]

Wow....that's indeed a beautiful setup...

[richardesc]

Like how the tree turned out to be. Congratulations.

[dc88]

you're using the standard ceramic diffuser? cos if im not wrong, it needs quite a high pressure to make it bubble through.. Your DIY CO2 is producing such a high pressure huh?

IMHO, DIY CO2 can reach enough pressure to drive ceramic diffuser if the seal is air-tight enough. Most frequently it is due to leak at the connection between cap and the air tube when pressure built-up.

It may take a while to reach the pressure within few hours but it will get there. Many ways to ensure a tight seal. Mine is using a mechanical fastening method (forcing a nut over a airtube connector) with Blutak as gasket.

Want to compliment this is a really nice tree scape !!! Can see a lot of patience in to it.

[paradox]

This is a picture of my DIY CO2 connected to the glass ceramic diffuser. Its possible to be used. I had two bottles connected.

Sorry that the picture is rotated lol.

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[sateman]

but then do you leave the DIY CO2 on while the lights are off?

Sorry for the late reply...been very busy lately. For this setup, Yes, I do leave it in 24/7. But for other shrimp setup, here's what I do.
The contraption is easily removable as shown in this video. So I just place it in another container at night and move it back again before going to work.

Wow....that's indeed a beautiful setup...

Thanks bro...I bought the sand from you, remember?

Like how the tree turned out to be. Congratulations.

Thanks.

[sateman]

IMHO, DIY CO2 can reach enough pressure to drive ceramic diffuser if the seal is air-tight enough. Most frequently it is due to leak at the connection between cap and the air tube when pressure built-up. Want to compliment this is a really nice tree scape !!! Can see a lot of patience in to it.

Thanks bro. Yes! I agree. So long as the seal is airtight, it should be able to generate a decent amount of bubbles even through a ceramic diffuser.

This is a picture of my DIY CO2 connected to the glass ceramic diffuser. Its possible to be used. I had two bottles connected.

In my case, I use superglue, hard tubing and "Araldite" plastic bond that you can buy from your friendly neighbourhood bargain store. Here's how it looks like. You have to mix small amount from both tubes before applying.


I use superglue to glue about 6cm of the hard tubing to the cap and then apply the mix - both on top and inside the cap. This works better than silicone.

[sateman]

Here's how the tank looks like after some trimming....around a 100 days now.
I've replaced the downoi with staurogyne. I guess the LED isn't bright enough for the
more demanding plants.