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![]() | Tarah Nyberg's C02 Receipe |
tetratech![]() ![]() Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003 ![]() ![]() | I setup my co2 last nite using Tarah Nyberg's receipe, but I haven't seen any bubbling yet. All long does it usually tank to start. I used the following ingredients: Active Dry Yeast Sugar Baking Soda Protein Drink Mix (Soy protein powder w/spirulina) I do have the juice bottle I'm using under the cabinet, maybe it's taking longer to travel up to the tank. My Scapes |
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Babelfish![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I also just set up using the protein powder ![]() Seemed to take longer than normal but I did have output this morning (24 hours later ![]() ![]() ^_^ [hr width='40%'] It only hurts when I breathe" ![]() |
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tetratech![]() ![]() Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003 ![]() ![]() | Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 2 tsps of protein drink mix 1 tsp of baking soda 1/4 tsp Yeast Hardware: 1.89 Liter juicebottle w/screw-on cap. Watts A-85 Hose Barb (Drived hole thru cap and pushed hose barb thru. Seems snug no leakage yet and no silicone. Tubing Hagen Diffusor ladder This was all described by Piscesgirl in an earlier post. My Scapes |
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Babelfish![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003 ![]() ![]() ![]() | T'anks ![]() Mine was producing slowly this morning, but it's also working in an air temp of only 65F. ^_^ [hr width='40%'] It only hurts when I breathe" ![]() |
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tetratech![]() ![]() Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003 ![]() ![]() | So your took about 24 hrs to get going at 65f. Mines been setup about 16 hrs and it only bubbles if I shake the bottle. Right now I have the bottles in the cabinet the tank is on. I'm assuming once it gets going that's not going to matter. I actually have one 1.89 liter juice bottle and the other is the canister the hagen system came with I think it's only about .5 liter and they are both hooked up to a t-valve. Maybe it's not even worth haven the hagen cansister. My Scapes |
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Babelfish![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003 ![]() ![]() ![]() | I lied...dunno why I typed 65 ![]() ![]() ^_^ [hr width='40%'] It only hurts when I breathe" ![]() |
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Piscesgirl![]() ![]() Mega Fish Posts: 1305 Kudos: 892 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Mar-2003 ![]() ![]() | It will run a lot better if the temp is warmer. You may want to try wrapping the bottle or something. I'm not sure if you can do this or not, but my 20 gallon I put the bottles on the counter until it is running fast enough, and then put it on the ground once it is going well. This recipe should not take that long. Tarah's recipe includes molasses and ammonium sulfate (yeast nutrient) by the way. |
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tetratech![]() ![]() Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003 ![]() ![]() | Piscesgirl, It should still work without the molasses? Also the yeast I bought was "Active Dry" I'm assuming that's O.K. Last edited by tetratech at 06-Apr-2005 10:44 My Scapes |
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Babelfish![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Active dry is the usual...aka bakers yeast...you don't want yesat extract or brewers yeast that's sold in grocery stores. Brewers yeast that's really for brewing is another story entirely ![]() What I'd been doing to try and keep the bottle a bit warmer is a offshoot of the bottle on the light trick. I always keep the tank covered in winter (heat conservation) so I just extended the blanket a bit to cover the bottle too. Extra heat from the lights keeps the bottle warm and producing when the lights are on. My mix sure looks a lot frothier than before...bubbles seem more as well, but again it's been a few degrees warmer too :88). ^_^ [hr width='40%'] It only hurts when I breathe" ![]() |
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Piscesgirl![]() ![]() Mega Fish Posts: 1305 Kudos: 892 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Mar-2003 ![]() ![]() | Yes, it should work fine without molasses, but if you have brown sugar, you can add a teaspoon of that too. You may want to double check your cap and see for sure that there is no leak (is it pushed all the way flat?). That yeast should be fine, was it new? Sometimes it's possible to get a bad batch of yeast. |
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Sonic2041![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 142 Votes: 19 Registered: 19-Dec-2004 ![]() ![]() | what do all those ingredients do for the mixture? I use a hagen/netrafin with sugar, 1/4 tsp dry active yeast, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, and sugar |
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Piscesgirl![]() ![]() Mega Fish Posts: 1305 Kudos: 892 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Mar-2003 ![]() ![]() | Those ingredients are vitamins and food for the yeasties. |
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DaMossMan![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003 ![]() ![]() ![]() | 71 to 73 degrees F when you mix, will see bubbles in 5 minutes. The Amazon Nut... |
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