Subj : Re: CO2 Generator?
To : All
From : Matthew Clark
Date : Wed Dec 31 2003 11:47 am
Small quantities of other gases may be produced, but its nothing to
worry about. Many of the aquatic plant "pros" (Karen Randall, etc.)
recommend the yeast method of CO2 production. I have used it myself
and have had no problems.
Matthew Clark
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> William Penrose <
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> > On 4 Dec 2003 03:33:25 -0800,
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> >
> > >I have recently heard of mixing yeast, sugar, and warm water to create
> > >a CO2 Generator from the fermentation process. If CO2 Generation is
> > >the objective, can someone tell me what is the best ratio (for the
> > >starter mixture) of sugar:yeast:warm water to produce CO2?
> >
> > If it has to be pure, you better pass it through a dryer and charcoal,
> > too. There's more than CO2 in them gases.
> >
> > Bill Penrose
>
> What other gases are produced by fermentation, other than CO2? I've
> read a lot, especially on this newsgroup, about DIY CO2
> supplementation and there's never been any mention about other,
> possibly harmful gases.
> I use a Dennerle CO2 system. It comes with a bottle that contains some
> kind of sugar gel. All you do is add warm water and break open a
> capsule of what must be yeast. It's supposed to last about a month and
> then you're supposed to buy another bottle with the gel in it costing
> about �4 or �5. But after reading the posts on this group I do my own
> mixture of sugar and yeast and it works just as well. Saves me money.
> But now I'm kind of concerned that toxins may be getting into the
> water. The only purification in my system is that the CO2 is bubbled
> through a small bottle of water outside the tank before it reaches the
> v effective helter-skelter apparatus for diffusion inside the tank.
>
> Ben
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