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07-04-2011, 06:53 PM | #1 |
Dragon
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DIY CO2 injection for planted tank with sump tank setup.
Hi guys,
I just DIY-ed a CO2 injection for my new 4X1.5X2 planted tank with sump tank. Basically, I use heat to soften the acrylic pipes so that I can force fit the ceramic atomiser into one end and the other end into the gray pipe, but I also used silicon to glue them together for safety. Comments are welcome, I haven't use it though as I am too busy with work to setup my tank! BH |
08-04-2011, 01:36 AM | #2 |
Dragon
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Actual photo of setup
Hi guys,
Attached are the actual photo of my setup. The first ball valve is for adjusting the flow rate, open valve to reduce flow rate, will be connecting a flexible hose to prevent splashing. For the DIY CO2 injection, I used a longer acrylic tube to see the bubbles more easily so as to help me set the valve of my CO2 cylinder. Also applied generous layer of silicon to the pipe as well as the glass at the bottom. For the last two ball valve, one of them is use to adjust the height of the water in the overflow compartment and the other one was redundant (the installer misunderstood my instruction). |
19-04-2011, 05:00 PM | #3 |
Endangered Dragon
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this looks dangerous.. :P
why don't you get a boyu inline diffusor? cost is less then $10 feel safer also.. nice attempt of DIY though.. this is how the boyu looks.. photo I got from this web http://www.ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic...t=8959&start=0 Last edited by fireblade; 19-04-2011 at 05:03 PM. |
22-04-2011, 04:06 PM | #4 | |
Dragon
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