In this video we discuss how to build a do it yourself aquarium co2 reactor, bubble counter, diffuser and the best recipe to use to generate co2. Co2 is used in planted aquariums and when used will produced great results. Your plants will look larger, greener and they will be all around healthier. Plant’s in an aquarium absorb co2 and convert it into oxygen during the day (when the lights are on). Please be advised that at night (when the lights are off), plants actually use oxygen instead of producing oxygen and no longer require co2. The ingredients for this (1.89 litres bottle) recipe are: -2 cups of sugar -1/4 tsp of yeast -1/2 tsp of baking soda -then fill the bottle 3/4th’s of the way full with water. -Shake the contents with your hand over the lid and then attach the bottle to the system The reaction will begin to occur within 24 hours. Once the reaction has started you will want to check your bubble counter that your mixture is producing about 1 bubble/second The mixture typically needs to be replaced every 3-4 weeks. If you notice the bubble count has drastically dropped below 1 bubble/second feel free to shake the container. *Warning* If you notice any fish bobbing near the surface it means they’re probably gasping for air and that there is to much co2 in the aquarium. For smaller aquariums beware of this and if it should occur add a valve to reduce the bubble per second rate.

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Rod Ingersoll shows in detail how he designed and built a DIY home made settlement tank for soild sediment waste to accompany his pre built biological filter for his new fish pond. The filter was designed to replicate a natural wetland type system and should allow for optimum fish and plant conditions. In this filter Rod creates an aerobic system that will breakdown fish waste (Ammonia) and convert it to nitrate for plants and will allow more fish to be kept in the pond. The bio filtration system after a few weeks will aid good bacteria to grow on the filter medium for great fish health. The system was built and tested thoroughly in about 3 hrs and should require very little maintenance at all. This Bio mechanical water filtration system is for Koi, fish ponds, and water gardens. Its simple to setup & run. All up it cost approximately AU 0 to build both settlement tank and bio filter system. Most of this cost was the rubberised flanges to prevent leaks. I must say that i did get a great deal of knowledge from the following DIY koi fish pond ebook. Has all the tips and tricks i needed to help me along the way building and designing my pond and filter system. Im sure it will also help you too: 0a64fx1azepwds5mj6p7iy0ke5.hop.clickbank.net

This is a tutorial on how i built my the filter seen here: www.youtube.com

A short video on how to make a DIY Drip Plate for your wet/dry, trickle tower, or any other filter that requires one. Check out my “How to” videos on working with acrylic to find out how to weld acrylic together to make your acrylic box for your drip plate. See this video to see one of my drip plates in action: www.youtube.com

This vid shows you how to make your own frag plugs cheap. Just take 1/3 portlad cement, 1/3 crushed coral, 1/3 reef sand add water mix well and place in dixie cups. Let it dry for a day or two then take it out of the cup and place it in a cure tank of fresh water and do a 100% water change weekly for a month or two. then your good to go. Any Q’s feel free to ask… Please rate and comment, Thanks