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Average cost of DIY Co2?
What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do
you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). Thanks, Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). You wouldn't need more than a few kilos of sugar and a couple of pots of yeast to last a whole year, surely. Marcus |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months.
I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. "Marcus Fox" wrote in message ... "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). You wouldn't need more than a few kilos of sugar and a couple of pots of yeast to last a whole year, surely. Marcus |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months.
I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. "Marcus Fox" wrote in message ... "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). You wouldn't need more than a few kilos of sugar and a couple of pots of yeast to last a whole year, surely. Marcus |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months.
I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. "Marcus Fox" wrote in message ... "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). You wouldn't need more than a few kilos of sugar and a couple of pots of yeast to last a whole year, surely. Marcus |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months.
I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. "Marcus Fox" wrote in message ... "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). You wouldn't need more than a few kilos of sugar and a couple of pots of yeast to last a whole year, surely. Marcus |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Carlos" wrote in message
... CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months. I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? Harry |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Carlos" wrote in message
... CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months. I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? Harry |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Harry Muscle" wrote:
Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? When I was making DIY CO2, I used 1.5 just cups of sugar per batch, and half a packet of yeast. Very cheap. Especially if your wife makes a lot of cookies and doesn't connect the sugar disappearance with your fish tanks, which means you only have to buy the yeast :) -- www.ericschreiber.com |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Carlos" wrote in message
... CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months. I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? Harry |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Carlos" wrote in message
... CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months. I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? Harry |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Harry Muscle" wrote:
Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? When I was making DIY CO2, I used 1.5 just cups of sugar per batch, and half a packet of yeast. Very cheap. Especially if your wife makes a lot of cookies and doesn't connect the sugar disappearance with your fish tanks, which means you only have to buy the yeast :) -- www.ericschreiber.com |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Harry Muscle" wrote:
Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? When I was making DIY CO2, I used 1.5 just cups of sugar per batch, and half a packet of yeast. Very cheap. Especially if your wife makes a lot of cookies and doesn't connect the sugar disappearance with your fish tanks, which means you only have to buy the yeast :) -- www.ericschreiber.com |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Carlos" wrote in message
... CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months. I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? Harry |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Harry Muscle" wrote:
Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? When I was making DIY CO2, I used 1.5 just cups of sugar per batch, and half a packet of yeast. Very cheap. Especially if your wife makes a lot of cookies and doesn't connect the sugar disappearance with your fish tanks, which means you only have to buy the yeast :) -- www.ericschreiber.com |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Carlos" wrote in message
... CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months. I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? Harry |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Harry Muscle" wrote:
Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? When I was making DIY CO2, I used 1.5 just cups of sugar per batch, and half a packet of yeast. Very cheap. Especially if your wife makes a lot of cookies and doesn't connect the sugar disappearance with your fish tanks, which means you only have to buy the yeast :) -- www.ericschreiber.com |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). Thanks, Harry more importantly, what is the size of your tank Harry?. DIY is cheap enough. I mix 2 cups of sugar with about 1 1/2 liters of water, 1/4 tsp of yeast and a pinch of baking soda. The problem with DIY is somewhat unstable PH levels as the CO2 productions falls off from the initial new batch so your PH raises or lowers depending onthe amount of CO2 going into the tank. I found that many recommend using a 2 liter soda bottle however I am presently using 2 x 1 gallon glass jugs in a 33 g heavily planted tank. One bottle wouldn't do much of anything. Rick |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). Thanks, Harry more importantly, what is the size of your tank Harry?. DIY is cheap enough. I mix 2 cups of sugar with about 1 1/2 liters of water, 1/4 tsp of yeast and a pinch of baking soda. The problem with DIY is somewhat unstable PH levels as the CO2 productions falls off from the initial new batch so your PH raises or lowers depending onthe amount of CO2 going into the tank. I found that many recommend using a 2 liter soda bottle however I am presently using 2 x 1 gallon glass jugs in a 33 g heavily planted tank. One bottle wouldn't do much of anything. Rick |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Rick" wrote in message news:27HIb.885704$6C4.321223@pd7tw1no... "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). Thanks, Harry more importantly, what is the size of your tank Harry?. DIY is cheap enough. I mix 2 cups of sugar with about 1 1/2 liters of water, 1/4 tsp of yeast and a pinch of baking soda. The problem with DIY is somewhat unstable PH levels as the CO2 productions falls off from the initial new batch so your PH raises or lowers depending onthe amount of CO2 going into the tank. I found that many recommend using a 2 liter soda bottle however I am presently using 2 x 1 gallon glass jugs in a 33 g heavily planted tank. One bottle wouldn't do much of anything. Rick It's a 55G. I'm just trying to compare options, cause if I go with Excel, I'd spend 18US a year. If I divide that by the 3 weeks a DIY CO2 thing usually lasts, I'd get 1.04US per batch, which means that if I can't mix up a DIY CO2 mix for significantly cheaper than that, I'd rather stick with the convenience of Excel since there would be almost no price difference. I do agree that CO2 does probably provide somewhat better results than Excel, but Excel is said to work pretty good. Thanks for everyone's input, Harry |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Rick" wrote in message news:27HIb.885704$6C4.321223@pd7tw1no... "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). Thanks, Harry more importantly, what is the size of your tank Harry?. DIY is cheap enough. I mix 2 cups of sugar with about 1 1/2 liters of water, 1/4 tsp of yeast and a pinch of baking soda. The problem with DIY is somewhat unstable PH levels as the CO2 productions falls off from the initial new batch so your PH raises or lowers depending onthe amount of CO2 going into the tank. I found that many recommend using a 2 liter soda bottle however I am presently using 2 x 1 gallon glass jugs in a 33 g heavily planted tank. One bottle wouldn't do much of anything. Rick It's a 55G. I'm just trying to compare options, cause if I go with Excel, I'd spend 18US a year. If I divide that by the 3 weeks a DIY CO2 thing usually lasts, I'd get 1.04US per batch, which means that if I can't mix up a DIY CO2 mix for significantly cheaper than that, I'd rather stick with the convenience of Excel since there would be almost no price difference. I do agree that CO2 does probably provide somewhat better results than Excel, but Excel is said to work pretty good. Thanks for everyone's input, Harry |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
How long does a bottle last? What is the dosage recomanded for a 55G tank?
"Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... "Rick" wrote in message news:27HIb.885704$6C4.321223@pd7tw1no... "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... What's your average cost for each batch of DIY CO2 mixture? How often do you mix a new one. What size is your tank? I'm just trying to decide if there's big price difference between going DIY CO2 versus Flourish Excel (which is $17.99US for a 8-12 month supply). Thanks, Harry more importantly, what is the size of your tank Harry?. DIY is cheap enough. I mix 2 cups of sugar with about 1 1/2 liters of water, 1/4 tsp of yeast and a pinch of baking soda. The problem with DIY is somewhat unstable PH levels as the CO2 productions falls off from the initial new batch so your PH raises or lowers depending onthe amount of CO2 going into the tank. I found that many recommend using a 2 liter soda bottle however I am presently using 2 x 1 gallon glass jugs in a 33 g heavily planted tank. One bottle wouldn't do much of anything. Rick It's a 55G. I'm just trying to compare options, cause if I go with Excel, I'd spend 18US a year. If I divide that by the 3 weeks a DIY CO2 thing usually lasts, I'd get 1.04US per batch, which means that if I can't mix up a DIY CO2 mix for significantly cheaper than that, I'd rather stick with the convenience of Excel since there would be almost no price difference. I do agree that CO2 does probably provide somewhat better results than Excel, but Excel is said to work pretty good. Thanks for everyone's input, Harry |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Izuan Wahab" wrote in message ... How long does a bottle last? What is the dosage recomanded for a 55G tank? A yeast bottle lasts a couple weeks. IME, a 55 gallon is too large to be significantly affected by DIY CO2. All I was able to do was lower my PH about .01, and no noticeable CO2 increase, according to Chuck's calculator. |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon yeast, 1 1/2 L water.
"Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... "Carlos" wrote in message ... CO2 DIY = 1 LB sugar + yeast = about $3.00 to last for maybe 6 months. I just started with DIY CO2 and its very cheap. I have no results to coment too yet, its been about 4 days, so still no visible results only that my ph has drop a few degrees from 7.4 to 7. take care. Wouldn't it be about a lb of sugar for each batch, which can last anywhere from 2-4 weeks? Harry |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
"Dinky" wrote in message hlink.net... "Izuan Wahab" wrote in message ... How long does a bottle last? What is the dosage recomanded for a 55G tank? A yeast bottle lasts a couple weeks. IME, a 55 gallon is too large to be significantly affected by DIY CO2. All I was able to do was lower my PH about .01, and no noticeable CO2 increase, according to Chuck's calculator. Yeah I'm not sure about a 55. I had two bottles hooked up to my 77g and it did nothing so it's not on a pressure system. I run two bottles on my 33 g heavily planted tank and it works well. I would try 2 bottles and see how it goes. Rick |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
Sorry for not very clear on my question. What I meant to ask was how long
does a bottle of Flourish Excel last? And what is the recomand dosage of using one for 55 G tank?.. I'm currently using the DIY and looking another cheap and easy way to add CO2 to my tank. I saw an electric CO2 generator using carbon block the other day and thinking of trying it. It wasn't that expensive either and the guy said a block would last somewhere between 6 month to a year depending the setting. It sure look easy and alot less work that my current DIY generator. My appology again. Johnny "Rick" wrote in message news:flmJb.915952$6C4.455001@pd7tw1no... "Dinky" wrote in message hlink.net... "Izuan Wahab" wrote in message ... How long does a bottle last? What is the dosage recomanded for a 55G tank? A yeast bottle lasts a couple weeks. IME, a 55 gallon is too large to be significantly affected by DIY CO2. All I was able to do was lower my PH about .01, and no noticeable CO2 increase, according to Chuck's calculator. Yeah I'm not sure about a 55. I had two bottles hooked up to my 77g and it did nothing so it's not on a pressure system. I run two bottles on my 33 g heavily planted tank and it works well. I would try 2 bottles and see how it goes. Rick |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
I do quite well with DIY in a 55 with a difuser. I use to large 64 oz juice
bottles. Bob "Dinky" wrote in message hlink.net... "Izuan Wahab" wrote in message ... How long does a bottle last? What is the dosage recomanded for a 55G tank? A yeast bottle lasts a couple weeks. IME, a 55 gallon is too large to be significantly affected by DIY CO2. All I was able to do was lower my PH about .01, and no noticeable CO2 increase, according to Chuck's calculator. |
Average cost of DIY Co2?
Robert Flory said:
I do quite well with DIY in a 55 with a difuser. I use to large 64 oz juice bottles. I have a 75 gal with a HOB filter, and use DIY CO2 injection. Modified the spillways on the filter to reduce surface agitation. With water of 4 kH, I get a drop in pH from 7.4 to 6.8. I use a 64 oz juice bottle and a standby 1 liter pop bottle. The reason it works so well is the DIY powered diffuser - couldn't get an appreciable drop in pH with a static diffuser. FWIW, Greg G. |
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