Mine did explode, probably the loudest explosion I've ever heard. My neighbours called me to see if I was alright. My advice is, if possible please change your 1.5l coke/soda bottle at least once a month. My mistake was leaving it up to three months because it seemed to be okay. Please don't let my experience deter you from using DIY Co2 though. Just remember to change the bottles every once in a while.
I think it explode bc i think it’s suppose to be a 2l bottle not 1.5 bc I had mine for a while it never explode but for me the lid of the diy co2 lid just cracks I replace them again and same result happen a cracked lid but the odd thing it never went past the green bar but the lid crack.
@@kevintruong1038 It could be that. But I'm not using DIY setups anymore, I saved for a few months to get an actual CO2 kit and I don't regret anything. Been running for 6 months without me having to refill it.
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I have used this type of system for years. The MOST important thing IMHO is to very accurately measure your ingredients. If you do that you will not run into over pressure situations. Also since the bottles vastly exceed the pressure ability of the tubing/connectors it is not really possible to over-pressure the bottles. I have had tubing hop off it's fitting on occasion and burn all my chemicals but there is almost no chance of the bottles bursting. In my area bottled CO2 is unworkable and I have used this method to great success.
I am using this system But citric acid is not reacting well. But once the bottle is shaked it produce more pressure What should i do Whats the fault should be
@@ainumairah5410 the cheapest for me at least is using baking soda and cleaning vinegar to create the reaction to produce CO2 You can buy baking soda in bulk 25kg
@@ainumairah5410 if you ask why cleaning vinegar because it has a increased acidity over the regular vinegar Cleaning vinegar that I use has 7% acid in it regular vinegar is about 3% I hope this has helped you 😉
Citric Acid + Baking Soda. I am using Diet Coke plastic bottles for all my DIY CO2. I change the bottles every few months to prevent any possible explosion.
I just got my kit in the mail today. Picking up a couple two-liter bottles tomorrow or Wednesday, and was actually wondering about the pressure and possible explosion since I'm living in a college dorm... My roommate would not be happy if that happened haha. Excited to finally have consistent (and affordable) CO2 for my planted aquarium.
@@TheWaterBox one week in and still going strong! I did have to replace the needle valve that came with the kit, because it broke two days in somehow. I got a sturdier one that was pretty cheap from Amazon and it seems to be working fine 👌🏼
You can buy baking soda in bulk 25kg And cleaning vinegar to produce a lot of CO2 Cleaning vinegar has a more intense acidity about 7% normal vinegar has 2%-3%
I confirm they do explode. In the past days, I always raise the heavy ball when the gauge reaches 2. Now, I forgot to raise it. Then suddenly I hear something exploded.
I just fill mine daily with 2kg. I never keep the magnet ball inside the bottle. Ill use maybe 1kg in a day. I only do this on one tank so it’s not that much of a hassle.
IMO the chances of the bottles exploding are very slim however you could run into the issue of CO2 overdosing especially with smaller tank set-ups if the overpressure goes undetected for some time. One thing though, if there is overpressure it would be better to relieve the pressure on the citric acid reactant bottle (A) since relieving it on the baking soda reactor bottle (B) will push more citric acid into it which will be generating even more CO2 gas.
If you turn it off it should be fine, but if you leave it running it may build pressure. That sounds weird but as the co2 leaves bottle B it creates a lower pressure which draws in acid from bottle A which reacts forming more co2. If you let out 1 ml of co2 (measured outside) you will draw in 1ml of acid. But that acid will react to form more co2 than was let out (the volume of the acid can create a greater volume of co2 because gas is less dense however in this situation it is forced into a smaller space increasing the pressure). Given the quantities involved, it is very unlikely you would be able to get the pressure needed to destroy the bottle unless it had some defect. And, as stated in the video, the tubing would pop before the bottle.
This looks like the kit I got and it comes with a magnet you can use (on the outside of the citric acid bottle) to pull the hose up out of the citric acid, stopping the reaction. No reason to be scared of explosions or hoses popping off this way.
I set up my DIY CO2 today with sugar, yeast and baking soda. After 9 hours into action the hose popped off. I decided to release the CO2 to empty bottle can't put in tank when lights off. My question is after hose popped off I reconnected the hose will the CO2 still be available tomorrow or will I have to start all over again. Plz answer. Thanks.
@@jt9513 Is the hose breaking from it's connection point? Or just popped out of the connection? If popping out, then secure better. IF it's actually snapping, try using a polyurethene hose.
@@TheWaterBox it's popping out from the T point where I have a plastic T shape regulator to control the bubble rate. I haven't used super glue there unlike I have used super glue on the bottles cap. What do you suggest if I use super glue will bottle explode. I know the quality of pipe is not that good will replace later but for the moment your expertise appreciated. Thank you for your kind reply. Btw I am still able to get the CO2 despite it's popping out every 6 hrs or so 🙂 today was 3rd day!
I have 3 kgf on my diy CO2 citric acid, which means I only have 42psi? So it's far from exploding right? Because it might explode around 150psi or 10.5 kgf? Emma right?
Gotta fix the needle valve or get a new DIY contraption. It control the output of your Co2. If that doesn't work, the whole thing doesn't work. Did you screw in the dial too tight or something?
I was debating about getting a diy kit but I wondered if they really produced results, we have very hard water here 8.6 on last check so I really do think I could benefit from this if it works.
I've been buying stuffs from Taobao (A chinese shopping website)and I came across with their DIY CO2 kits with only 1 bottle. The bottle looks like a stainless or metal one (similar to ISTA's 1L or 1.5L CO2 tank). But the thing is, they didn't use sugar and yeast for it. It looks like white powder. I'm not sure of their mixture is but I'm really curious.
Ran into an issue where the citric aid would drain out over night. Been happening to me at least three times since starting it beginning this year. Any ideas?
I was wondering what your thoughts are on using an upside down bottle as a co2 resivor ? In my set up i have an upside down bottle in my tanks that I fill with Co2 ever day. Since I run multiple tanks in different rooms this seemed like my most cost effective method.
@@TheWaterBox yikes im gonna do this soon im still on a diY citric and baking soda and gonna soon need to still do co2 it on a 48x18x13 tank. My initial thought was its gonna be too much for diy if I do 2-5bps for a diY ill run out fast so maybe I can do 2 Passive co2 and 1bps from diffuser ? :3 I dont know tho if this is more economical and co2 saving than straight raise co2 to 2 to 5bps /my blind estimate atm hahahahha.
I forgot to ask, if I may have you use the Chihiros rgb plus the new one with bluetooth , its on myy radar atm and wanna buy it as soon as it land in our country, was wibdering If you have experience on it and how did it do, in gonna use it on a 13inch tall tank minus 1-3inch substrate.
Hey, I love your videos man. I stumbled on your channel a couple days ago and I'm really inspired to start a planted tank! I'm debating the size between a 20 gallon long and a 40 gallon breeder tank. Is a 40 gallon tank too ambitious for a first aquarium? Space is a little tight in my apartment, but I can make it work and it's not really a money issue. I've read comparisons online and it seems like both tanks are great honestly. I'm sure I'll be happy with either choice and who knows maybe I'll end up with both tanks eventually.
Go 40b. Lots of room to play with on plant growth BUT will cost a bit more. Mainly cause it's a bigger tank and most likely need to double up on lighting.
I have a question. It is normal if all water from bottle A with citric acid entered in bottle B with baking soda ? And bottle A it's 2.5 Litres and bottle B 1.5 Litres
Quick question what do I do my lid of the diy co2 kit cracked I replace them but the lid cracked again on me and the co2 system didn’t even go pass the green bar. Should I go for the metal version of the diy co2 or will that make it worse and cause the bottle to explode?
If it's cracking, doubt your bottle will explode. The pressue is just going to go out of the crack. Try getting metal ones. I'm not sure why your caps are cracking.
I bought this same kit but I would like to use it with the yeast. I don't have citric acid. Can I do that? if I fix the hoses? I understand the yeast side hose will be short and not into liquid, and that side has the valve. And the water cleaner side with just the water will have just a hose down into water, and air will bubble up out of water and go out the other hole on the lid. Does this sound correctly done,
I'm not sure if it'll work correctly with yeast as it uses a different type of reaction. I just never tried it with a yeast mix this way. With used I used a single containter and mixed it with sugar and yeast. It reacts much slower than the way explained here.
Do we have to keep the DIY CO2 system at the same level that of the aquarium? I am planning to get a DIY CO2 system but I don't have any place left around my aquarium and I would have to keep the whole system below the aquarium. Will the pressure rise to the aquarium?
@@TheWaterBox thank you for your reply. Whens the next video?! I have one last question for you. Can i inject the diy CO2 into a rex griggs reactor or a cerges reactor? Would the pressure be enough? Thank you!!
@@omzdubz That will probably not have enough pressure. DIY bottle pressure is so unreliable that injecting into a reactor is something I don't recommend
Hi @TheWaterBox! I know I am a year late but was wondering if you can answer my question. I am a new betta owner and I was told that my tank did not have enough plants for my betta Coconut to hide it. I have one Anubis nana sitting in the sand (the rimozone is NOT covered) and two betta friendly plastic plants. I did some research and I think I am going to go with the plants Lemon Bacopa Caroliniana and the Cryptocorynes Wendii both brown and green. Do you think my choices are a good idea or too much/little? I have a 5.5 Top Fin gallon tank and am planning on using the light that comes with the tank and no CO2 but I will use Seacheam root tabs. If my light is not enough, is the NICREW submersible light a good light? Thank You so much in advance?
@@ayannamukendi5504 If it's charing the same water course (i.e. the divider doesn't block the water from either side, you run it as any normal tank. If it's completely separated then you need to make sure your filter is filtering both sides, either having individual filters for both sides, or you rig up a filter that can take in and distribute water from both sides.
i still dont get why i cant run this on my 75. Like a plants grow with just about no co2 why cant i just give them a little? Why is it run 30ppm or none? Like why cant i just build one of these diy setups and set it to one bubble a second?
@@TheWaterBox i think im going to build one then get the fluval passive diffuser thing and set the co2 at a bubble a second and put it under the passive thing and just see how it goes. I've already got BBA out the ass so why not.
Just change it out. or do you mean on the contraption? That is annoying but can happen. It's not be best high quality plastic they used on those things.
@@TheWaterBox I watched a lot of your videos on badger airbrushes about a year ago when I needed 1, I now only really use Badger, even my H&S Infinity CR Plus which was my dream airbrush was a letdown in my eyes in comparison to my Omni 4000, I'm now trying to get into fish keeping with a 90L tank to start, I believe people in USA call it a 20gal high tank, I'm jumping more into deepend and trying to go planted from day 1 then after 4-8 weeks start adding my fish
@@TheWaterBox The light I've found is 24W 7500K LED unit, unfortunately I don't know a whole lot more about it, I'm trying to stick to a budget on this tank, if I don't enjoy fish keeping that much I haven't laid out a lot of money but if I do enjoy them then I've got more money for a bigger setup next year, as for plants thats something along with fish I'm stumped on, I'm not sure if I should decide on fish first then plants, or plants and then fish ?
@@Zillawill What size tank are we talking about? I always suggest going low tech with low light demanding plants. It's cheaper and won't make your head blow up. It'll get you the experience in what you need to do and learn how to grow plants and then you can jump into a larger and more complicated set up later. I'm making a very simple "jump into planted" tanks videos in the next week. This series should help you though: ru-vid.com/group/PLl7jTu1aWwVYalG6gOJ-2T9_V23kqo44_
