MrsFard Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 is it possible? I have the mini fluval co2 thing- but we are too cheap to buy the little tanks full price. what can I do? any ideas? I have a glass bottle with a cork lid...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgd Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Smaller bottles is about all you can do but you'll run out of sugar faster. DIY is a pain. If you are going to have co2 for more than two years a pressurized system is probably a good investment. Sugar ain't cheap and there's a lot of maintanence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonking Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Buy the refills at canadian tire. It is half the price of Fluval. Or buy an adjustor and hook up a 20 oz to the Fluval connector . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFard Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) Buy the refills at canadian tire. It is half the price of Fluval. Or buy an adjustor and hook up a 20 oz to the Fluval connector . I read somewhere the threading on the canadian tire ones arent the same- is it true? if so, how do you rig it? what does an adjustor look like? I saw some CO2 thingies on kijiji for paintballing- is that what you mean? Edited July 4, 2012 by MrsFard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Who does not love jcgd for making life more complicated(ps are you going to come get some plants soon??)?? I use the the black nutrafin systems for 9 ( I think) tanks that are spread all over the house with a DIY mix of yeast, that really expensive sugar(that I buy in bulk) and baking soda. Every 3-4 weeks, I refill them, taking all of 20 minutes. I'm really happy with the results but all of my tanks are 29 gallons or less. And I haven't blown anything up ....yet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFard Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 hm, what does one of your diy set ups look like? I bake alot so sugar is always around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 It's actually the black nutrafin system that hangs off the back of the tank. I just make the mixture for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFard Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 oh duh... i read that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonking Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) I read somewhere the threading on the canadian tire ones arent the same- is it true? if so, how do you rig it? what does an adjustor look like? I saw some CO2 thingies on kijiji for paintballing- is that what you mean? There are small ones like the Fluval system at Canadian tire. I found the threading matched and it was cheaper then Fluval from the Lfs. I then moved to a paintball canister as I upgraded my tank. I used the following http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=115850 After all said and done it costed me 30 for the parts as I got a few second hand parts. Edited July 5, 2012 by Demonking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFard Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 wow, thanks thats as clear a description as you get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Demonking. Where did you source your parts? mostly Canadian Tire and Home Despot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonking Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Demonking. Where did you source your parts? mostly Canadian Tire and Home Despot? Home depot I got most of my parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonking Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I got the paintball regulator from a friend for free. I'm sure you can get one off kijiji for cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 just make sure the connections are sealed. Depending on connection either tape or putty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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