Afer re attaching it the co2 is not coming out the glass ceramic diffuser although the bubble counter is still showing 2bps exactly the same as before.
Ceramic co2 diffuser not working.
Cleaning my ceramic co2 diffuser with hydrogen peroxide and bleach the only one that worked was the peroxide.
Its a glass diffuser with i think a ceramic insert.
I mixed the sugar and water while hot then it cooled and i added the yeast and baking soda.
I just bought my first co2 diffuser about 2 weeks ago and now its not working.
I soaked it in bleach over night read online that that s how you clean them but it still is plugged.
People often get water inside the diffuser through overfilling bumping or moving the diffuser around while full.
Do not use distilled water as this affects the diffusion.
A possible cause may be mineral or oil buildup causing the unit to have difficulty misting.
It has the tiniest stream of bubbles coming out as though it has just turned off for the night.
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I have 5 cheap co2 glass diffusers.
I purchased both in the event of one not working i could always try the other one.
Ok so i m a newbie on most anything with planted tanks.
30th jan 2008 at 12 00.
Make sure you are using only filtered water tap water or spring water.
Did i do something wrong.
Fluval ceramic 88g co2 diffuser 3 1 ounces.
The recipe ive been using is 2 cups sugar 1 4 tsp yeast 1 2 tsp baking soda with a 1 89 litre bottle filled 3 4 of the way with water.
At first i thought it was the tubing but i turned on the co2 it s passing through.
If it s plugged in and the lights nor mist will turn on make sure there is power coming from your source.
By luna 2 years ago on aquarium equipment.
If your diffuser does not work the first step is to make sure it is properly plugged in.
Ive seen some users have ceramic disk diffusers and its works fine.
Hi i topped up the water in my bubble counter yesterday morning as the level was getting low.
I was curious to know what peoples experiences were with diy co2 dispensers and fluval s co2 diffuser and or glass diffusers.
If water or essential oil enters the diffuser it will quit working.
All but 1 diffuser requires a lot of pressure to work.
Trying to find a commerically good inline external co2 diffuser reactor that can work with 16 22 mm ehiem 2028 filter.
I got the hagen fluval ceramic co2 diffuser and it s not working.
Co2 diffuser not working.
It doesn t look like anythings wrong with it.
The reason i ask is because the one diffuser that does work puts out very tiny co2 bubbles which is clearly dispersed across my 2 foot tank at 1 2 b s however the other diffuser require a bit more pressure.
The aquamedic 1000 reactor looks good but need to step down to fit 12 mm inlet anyone has any good recommendations.
I bought this and its not working with my current set co2 set up.