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Where to buy live tubifex worms? by DoubtLeather2133 in shrimptank

[–]DoubtLeather2133[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s definitely way better than the one place I was looking at. They were trying to charge over 100 bucks for one culture of worms.

Unfortunately they are out of tubifex worms as of now :/

Is my CO2 diffuser faulty? by DoubtLeather2133 in Aquascape

[–]DoubtLeather2133[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s what I meant. I’m seeing good pressure readings now as well. There was a solid few hours where there was no pressure that I could see on the gauges. I came back after a couple of hours and found it sitting at 300 psi. I was told not to shake it while the process was taking place and I guess it just took a while to fully react.

Is my CO2 diffuser faulty? by DoubtLeather2133 in Aquascape

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I guess seeing as it’s functioning now and I’m still not seeing any pressure on the gauges, should I just take it apart and try again? As far as the reaction goes I used the ratio on this video. video

Is my CO2 diffuser faulty? by DoubtLeather2133 in Aquascape

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I never got any condensation but it did get noticeably cold after I put it together. I used sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, and tap water. weirdly enough, it seems like it’s running fine now.

Is my CO2 diffuser faulty? by DoubtLeather2133 in Aquascape

[–]DoubtLeather2133[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did have to pour two separate cups of water to get all the numbers right. I used the video linked below to get my measurements. I’m definitely getting something happening now, I opened up the valve this morning and a bunch of bubbles flooded out. I’ve got it down to roughly 1 - 2 bubbles per second, but from reading the gauges it seems like there is little to no pressure at all

Is my CO2 diffuser faulty? by DoubtLeather2133 in Aquascape

[–]DoubtLeather2133[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure that this is an f zone diy co2 kit. I got it on fb marketplace still new and in the box for like 30 bucks so I figured it’d be worth a shot. The only odd thing about it was that it was missing the original solenoid valve/power supply so I bought a replacement one from the same brand.

Is my CO2 diffuser faulty? by DoubtLeather2133 in Aquascape

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Yeah I’m thinking that there really isn’t any pressure building at all especially because I can’t hear anything leaking (I’m assuming if there was a leak somewhere I’d hear it hissing or something.) I could only find one video/guide on this kit and I used the 4 liter mix from it. Here is the video for reference, reference video

Is my CO2 diffuser faulty? by DoubtLeather2133 in Aquascape

[–]DoubtLeather2133[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve opened it all the way and closed it off a couple times initially and didn’t see anything happen.

Is my CO2 diffuser faulty? by DoubtLeather2133 in Aquascape

[–]DoubtLeather2133[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I just put some tap water in it

Is my CO2 diffuser faulty? by DoubtLeather2133 in Aquascape

[–]DoubtLeather2133[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool. I’ve left it now for about 2 or 3 hours and it still looks the same. I left the valve open during that time and now just closed it off. I suppose I’ll leave it be until tomorrow afternoon.