Best CO2 system for your aquarium? Ultimate beginner guide for CO2 setup!

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What is the best CO2 system for your tank and needs? Which CO2 generator should you buy? What are the advantages of CO2 reactors and problems with them? This is my step by step beginner guide for CO2 setups for your aquariums!
0:00 Intro
1:08 System nr 1
5:35 System nr 2
9:25 System nr 3
12:19 Summary
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@AquascapingCube Жыл бұрын

Are you using CO2 in your tanks? What systems work the best for you?

@robyvk 7 ай бұрын

I have one question, is the use of co2 dangerous for people, can the bottle release co2, explode or similar

@AquascapingCube 7 ай бұрын

@@robyvk I have never heard about this happening. It can happen that there will be a leak - sure. And CO2 is very dangerous. But there will have to be extremely unlikely set of conditions for it to kill you. CO2 is heavier than air, so it will concentrate on the floor, and then it would probably just leak from the house.

@Honda_Hooligan 4 ай бұрын

I use a 2KG CO2 fire extinguisher with an FZ aquarium regulator in my 100 tank. The solenoid controlled regulator cost me £40 and the CO2 fire extinguishers cost me about £20 each from eBay. One cylinder lasts about a year! I don't bother getting them refilled; once empty, I take them to a recycling centre for disposal.

@lukaszef6089 Жыл бұрын

Excellent summary, thank you!

@AquascapingCube Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mats6811 8 ай бұрын

Great overview! Thank you for creating this 👍

@AquascapingCube 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@aravisish 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic guide! Thank you!

@AquascapingCube 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

@douggiles7647 7 ай бұрын

Hmm I might have to look at an upgrade. I use a citric acid reactor but my setup is more like the yeast reactor you showed, but using 2L bottles, one for the citric acid solution and one for the baking soda solution. It's not high pressure either and the solutions mix slowly over time. As the pressure drops it siphons solution from the other bottle keeping a perpetual reaction going until it's used up or they're too mixed to keep producing a reaction. But you can use a magnet to raise a tube inside to stop the reaction and it has a needle valve too so at least I have decent manual control over the CO2 production/flow, although an automated solenoid would be nice lol. But I do get at least a month or 2 of straight production before having to refresh the solutions.

@akvaristugur9479 7 ай бұрын

It was a nice sharing, my friend, with respect and love, I came to support you 👌👍

@AquascapingCube 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!

@mauchu7 28 күн бұрын

i have 5 liter diy citric acid + baking soda reaction generator co2 system in my 250 liters tank and it lasts for months. i used 2 to 4 bubble per second. im grateful for such system to exist as it enable me to go for CO2 planted tanks. pressurizes system is a hassle in my area. its one hour drive and i have to left my co2 bottle for the entire day for them to fill it up. citric + baking soda is the way to go for me. its a nice middle ground. however for someone with easy access to fill co2 gas, then go for pressurized system.

@Dariuslynel 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the wonderful summary. I just got my first DIY citric acid and baking soda setup and I am loving it. The convenience of being able to refill on my own and still having to control how much CO2 I inject in my tank and when is awesome 👏🏽

@AquascapingCube 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Exactly, refilling at home is a game changer :)

@alvin99ful 6 ай бұрын

Amazing video 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@AquascapingCube 6 ай бұрын

Thank you !😁

@gguabes 11 ай бұрын

Very informative co2 subject. I am using two Stainless DIY Co2 systems (Citric acid/Baking soda) which for me easier to refill whenever it gets empty. 1 DIY CO2 for 17gal tank 1 DIY CO2 with splitter for two 10gal tank. Both DIY CO2 last more than two months with a 1bbl/ 3sec.

@AquascapingCube 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! My thoughts exactly, citric acid systems are just very convenient to use. And they last very long for me as well!

@detlefh.7090 6 ай бұрын

For me the soda stream system is the way to go for tanks up to max. 50 L. Easy and cheap replacement of bottles (6€/425g/lasting 1-2months depending on tank size/available in drugstores), fully controllable, light weight. I bought a quality system for 95€ used which included bottle, selenoid, pressure gauge, tubing, diffusor, check valve. Drop checker and pH liquid were the only items missing. And I needed a timer of course to shut the system off at night.

@AquascapingCube 6 ай бұрын

Yes, I hear some good things about it. But I haven't tested it myself (yet :P)

@JayJay-cl2ot 2 ай бұрын

for the yeast method, there's actually a way to mannually turn it on and off. You can buy air tubing connectors with switch to control the speed of co2, you need two of them, one control the speed, one for on/off.

@gulag8040 Ай бұрын

Yeah but if too much pressure build up inside the bottle it will explode

@ctsfiddler 11 ай бұрын

I have a pressurized system sharing a 29 gallon and a 10 gallon and the citric acid/baking soda cylinder on a 10 gallon. I agree, filling the large cylinder means traveling to a station and hoping they will fill. I may buy another citric acid/baking soda system as they are very reliable and consistent, great for a 10 gallon planted tank.

@AquascapingCube 11 ай бұрын

Agree 100% :)

@JR127 7 ай бұрын

maybe you can hook up 2 of the 2 litre diy cylinder to the 29 gallon tank, 1 for each end of the aquarium.

@jellyjenn12291 18 күн бұрын

Do you have link's incase i want to buy any of these?

@C-tip Жыл бұрын

I have a modifyde System for SodaStream

@EricLorenzo-bp2hy 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video! What is the second system setup called? Looking to buy it for my 20 gallon tank.

@AquascapingCube 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! You don't have to buy this one, just look for something called: citric acid CO2 reactor (example: Fzone CO2 Generator Kit, Bioscape CO2 Reactor). But I got really cheap one and it works great! The one from the video comes from here: www.rostlinna-akvaria.cz/eshop/co2-sety/invital-co2-generator-start-s-nocnim-vypinanim

@TheTorqueMusic 5 ай бұрын

Using pressurized for my 240L but now I have a 90L as well... So maybe I should try the cheaper option :-)

@AquascapingCube 5 ай бұрын

Great! It works very well for me :)

@coffeeaddictgaming2883 Ай бұрын

After using the second one for a year, mine has started leaking. The cheap construction doesn’t hold up well.

@AquascapingCube Ай бұрын

Interesting, thanks for sharing. I still don't have any problems in any of my systems.

@nanaurbiznez1725 9 ай бұрын

How long should my 2 l dyi system last before I have to replenish?

@AquascapingCube 9 ай бұрын

It highly depends on the ratio of ingredients. But, for me it works for 4-6 weeks

@markbugeja2941 9 ай бұрын

where did you buy the ARKA system from? Most EU shops are selling it for over 120 euros. Thanks!

@AquascapingCube 9 ай бұрын

I got it from Czech store: www.rostlinna-akvaria.cz/. It was on sale and I got for for like 50 EUR with everything. But I don't know if they are delivering everywhere.

@markbugeja2941 9 ай бұрын

@@AquascapingCube thank you!

@zhongdasun8772 7 ай бұрын

Hi mate, is this invita only available in Europe but not in US? Thank you

@AquascapingCube 7 ай бұрын

Yes, I'm afraid so :/

@zhongdasun8772 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your quick reply, I also sent them an email and correct, they dont have business in US@@AquascapingCube

@asier2001 Жыл бұрын

I'm lazy and I decided to earn money in order to buy a good preassured CO2 system... yes, initial cost is big, but it's clean, safe and last months... and I only have a tank, big, but only one, I thought the effort worth it... regards

@AquascapingCube Жыл бұрын

Yes, in this case preassured CO2 is the best option. You made a good decision.