TheShrimporium Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 So I have tried every way known to man to try to disolve Salty Shrimp's 8.5 except for using co2. Here's my problem, I have never in my 12+ years of fish/shrimp keeping, ever used co2. So my question is, what can I buy or diy to simply produce co2 only for the purpose of disolving the 8.5 powder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddles Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I could explain myself but this explains it quicker and better: http://www.plantedtank.net/articles/DIY-Yeast-CO2/7/ Basically, a soda bottle with yeast sugar and water in it.... as the yeast eats the sugar the by product is CO2. Drill a hole in the lid of the bottle, stick an airine in it and put the other end of the air line into your salt mix bucket. Elo500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I was just researching this question this morning and came to the conclusion that a paintball setup might be more practical. Diy can take a day or 2 to start producing and you don't have much control on output. a paintball setup is pretty portable and you can crank it up to speed dissolve. I've read one post that said it takes 3 hours and another that said 3 days ...... A cheap ebay Paintball setup is between $50 to $100. Now I havnt gone this route yet but thats my plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julianzh Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 i will go for DIY. every time i refill my co2 bottle, it starting to produce co2 within an hour. of course if money is not a problem, you can spend $50+ just to solve some powder. but i will rather get a safer setup than paintball because my first time using co2 was with a paintball tank, but the valve popped and leaked all out. Elo500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I keep a 5lb tank of CO2 with a regulator that I use to dissolve the stuff. I have also tried boiling it but it didn't work all that great in the quantities that I needed it in. Elo500 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Oblong, how long did it take with the co2 and did you blast the co2 or set it at certain flow rate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShrimporium Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Curious about how much co2 it takes to disolve the 8.5 in 5 gallons of water. I'm debating on a cheap nutrafin or Fluval kit if they are plenty enough. If not I will go larger if I have to. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilguppy Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 How about use a soda? Dont need to make diy co2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I tried using 1 quart bottle of club soda for 2.5 g ro and salty 8.5. After 24 hrs with a Powerhead the ph was 7.7 and had a lot of powder residue in the bucket still. It didn't seem to dissolve completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I was getting tired of all the undissolved SS in my tank. So, I tested my RO waste water. I've been using it ever since. The waste water is like a baby making machine. EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 You use the straight to waste water for your Cardinal tank? Low TDS is ok for them? Do u is the 1/2 and 1/2 for your other shrimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 When my tds reaches around 250 I change about 10% with the RO waste water which keeps it close to 200. I don't use the 1/2 and 1/2 for anything. Just tested to see what I would get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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