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DIY CO2 does not start
It was a leak at the contact between the line and the cap. Fixed it with
contact cement and bulldog liquid nails. Still suffering from intermittent bubble production, though . I get a burst of bubbles through the airstone when I shake the bottle, but then it goes ... nothing after a minute or so. Thanks for all the replies! |
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DIY CO2 does not start
Nemo wrote in message
... It was a leak at the contact between the line and the cap. Fixed it with contact cement and bulldog liquid nails. Still suffering from intermittent bubble production, though . I get a burst of bubbles through the airstone when I shake the bottle, but then it goes ... nothing after a minute or so. Thanks for all the replies! I owe you a quarter. Incidentally, I don't use an airstone anymore. It's just that much more pressure for the gas to overcome, that much more likely for the CO2 to find an unintended escape route. I've heard that the stone can get yucked-up with goo (terms of art) although I confess I've never seen it. Watch that seal at the line and cap. I've found that putting repeated pressure on the connection what with screwing the cap on and off week after week will often cause the seal to fail eventually. |
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DIY CO2 does not start
It was a leak at the contact between the line and the cap. Fixed it with
contact cement and bulldog liquid nails. Still suffering from intermittent bubble production, though . I get a burst of bubbles through the airstone when I shake the bottle, but then it goes ... nothing after a minute or so. Thanks for all the replies! |
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DIY CO2 does not start
Nemo wrote in message
... It was a leak at the contact between the line and the cap. Fixed it with contact cement and bulldog liquid nails. Still suffering from intermittent bubble production, though . I get a burst of bubbles through the airstone when I shake the bottle, but then it goes ... nothing after a minute or so. Thanks for all the replies! I owe you a quarter. Incidentally, I don't use an airstone anymore. It's just that much more pressure for the gas to overcome, that much more likely for the CO2 to find an unintended escape route. I've heard that the stone can get yucked-up with goo (terms of art) although I confess I've never seen it. Watch that seal at the line and cap. I've found that putting repeated pressure on the connection what with screwing the cap on and off week after week will often cause the seal to fail eventually. |
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DIY CO2 does not start
Nemo wrote in message
... It was a leak at the contact between the line and the cap. Fixed it with contact cement and bulldog liquid nails. Still suffering from intermittent bubble production, though . I get a burst of bubbles through the airstone when I shake the bottle, but then it goes ... nothing after a minute or so. Thanks for all the replies! I owe you a quarter. Incidentally, I don't use an airstone anymore. It's just that much more pressure for the gas to overcome, that much more likely for the CO2 to find an unintended escape route. I've heard that the stone can get yucked-up with goo (terms of art) although I confess I've never seen it. Watch that seal at the line and cap. I've found that putting repeated pressure on the connection what with screwing the cap on and off week after week will often cause the seal to fail eventually. |
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DIY CO2 does not start
Nemo wrote in message
... It was a leak at the contact between the line and the cap. Fixed it with contact cement and bulldog liquid nails. Still suffering from intermittent bubble production, though . I get a burst of bubbles through the airstone when I shake the bottle, but then it goes ... nothing after a minute or so. Thanks for all the replies! I owe you a quarter. Incidentally, I don't use an airstone anymore. It's just that much more pressure for the gas to overcome, that much more likely for the CO2 to find an unintended escape route. I've heard that the stone can get yucked-up with goo (terms of art) although I confess I've never seen it. Watch that seal at the line and cap. I've found that putting repeated pressure on the connection what with screwing the cap on and off week after week will often cause the seal to fail eventually. |
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DIY CO2 does not start
Nemo wrote in message
... It was a leak at the contact between the line and the cap. Fixed it with contact cement and bulldog liquid nails. Still suffering from intermittent bubble production, though . I get a burst of bubbles through the airstone when I shake the bottle, but then it goes ... nothing after a minute or so. Thanks for all the replies! I owe you a quarter. Incidentally, I don't use an airstone anymore. It's just that much more pressure for the gas to overcome, that much more likely for the CO2 to find an unintended escape route. I've heard that the stone can get yucked-up with goo (terms of art) although I confess I've never seen it. Watch that seal at the line and cap. I've found that putting repeated pressure on the connection what with screwing the cap on and off week after week will often cause the seal to fail eventually. |
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DIY CO2 does not start
Nemo wrote in message
... It was a leak at the contact between the line and the cap. Fixed it with contact cement and bulldog liquid nails. Still suffering from intermittent bubble production, though . I get a burst of bubbles through the airstone when I shake the bottle, but then it goes ... nothing after a minute or so. Thanks for all the replies! I owe you a quarter. Incidentally, I don't use an airstone anymore. It's just that much more pressure for the gas to overcome, that much more likely for the CO2 to find an unintended escape route. I've heard that the stone can get yucked-up with goo (terms of art) although I confess I've never seen it. Watch that seal at the line and cap. I've found that putting repeated pressure on the connection what with screwing the cap on and off week after week will often cause the seal to fail eventually. |
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DIY CO2 does not start
"Dunter Powries" fech.redcap@spedlin wrote in message
... I owe you a quarter. Incidentally, I don't use an airstone anymore. It's just that much more pressure for the gas to overcome, that much more likely for the CO2 to find an unintended escape route. I've heard that the stone can get yucked-up with goo (terms of art) although I confess I've never seen it. Watch that seal at the line and cap. I've found that putting repeated pressure on the connection what with screwing the cap on and off week after week will often cause the seal to fail eventually. It is more like me owing you the quarter . I'll be getting rid of the airstone soon and replace it with hagen's bubble counter/diffuser. It is only about $20 at SuperPet here and will be worth it. What I did to overcome slow bubble production is use two generator bottles in parallel using a T connector. It works great, but I still can get to 10 ppm. I think I'll have to replace my Dynaflo power filter with a canister type + spray bar arrangement. I have too much turbulence/aeration in the tank water now. |
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