Natural Plant C02 System
Simple and effective C02 set using yeast to produce desired results.
Suits tanks up to 75 litres and produces dramatic results in 15 - 20 days. The process itself lasts up to 30 days and is fast and simple to restart. Just rinse fermentation canister, add one Activator packet, one Stabilizer packet, some sugar and water, and it's ready to go.
Comes complete with Patented C02 Bubble Counter/Diffuser, Fermentation Cannister with thermoregulation system and patented Pressure Release Safety Cover and 3 Activator packets + 3 Stabilizer packets (3 months supply).
How it works:
This system is designed to supply any aquarium with a safe, economical, and efficient method of providing nature's most powerful carbon source for plants. Employing a natural fermentation process for CO2 eliminates the need for inconvenient pressurized cylinders. It allows quick, easy, and affordable refills of ingredients to provide continuous CO2 for a 3-4 week period. The special fermentation canister was developed to support consistent carbon dioxide output.
Designed with Safety in mind:
The fermentation process creates pressure, which in turn pushes the CO2 bubbles into the aquarium. A patented "Pressure - Release Safety Cover" was designed to prevent the internal pressure in the canister from exceeding safe levels.
The System:
All-natural Activator and Stabilizer ingredients are added to sugar and water in the Fermentation Canister.
Once sealed, fermentation commences. As CO2 forms, pressure builds, creating CO2 bubbles that travel through CO2 -resistant tubing into the aquarium.
There, the bubbles encounter the CO2 Bubble Counter/Diffuser, the key to efficient CO2 diffusion into the water. The CO2 bubble follows a patented 3-Dimensional, extended path. As it travels within the unique matrix, the bubble becomes smaller and smaller, finally disappearing almost entirely. This indicates that CO2 has fully dissipated into the water.
For Uniform Release of CO2:
The Activator contains specially selected micro-organisms which trigger alcoholic fermentation of the sugar and create reliable production of CO2.
The Stabilizer slows down and prolongs reaction time, to support consistent performance.
Replacement Activator and Stabilizer packets guarantee the integrity and performance of the CO2.
Highly recommended buy!
Date Added: 29/11/2006 by Ed Seeley
I have one of these operating in the tank in my classroom. I bought it to show the kids how yeast can make carbon dioxide (to improve SATs results!) It was a piece of cake to set up and has produced a steady stream of bubbles (about a bubble every two seconds)
When first set up the school boiler had broke and no CO2 was produced, but once the room heated up to the normal temperature it has worked flawlessly.
The diffusion ladder has been effective and my class can see the bubbles shrinking as the CO2 dissolves into the water. Only tiny bubbles leave the top of it. Most importantly the plants produce loads of bubbles of oxygen so the kids get to see about half of their science curriculum (plants taking in CO2 and producing O2, as well as microorganisms, dissolving and lots lots more) just in our fish tank! Effective and great fun, if not as controllable as a pressurised system.
