Ceramic Co2 Diffuser Not Working

All but 1 diffuser requires a lot of pressure to work.

Ceramic co2 diffuser not working.

Trying to find a commerically good inline external co2 diffuser reactor that can work with 16 22 mm ehiem 2028 filter. At first i thought it was the tubing but i turned on the co2 it s passing through. Co2 diffuser not working. I was curious to know what peoples experiences were with diy co2 dispensers and fluval s co2 diffuser and or glass diffusers.

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. 30th jan 2008 at 12 00. Ive seen some users have ceramic disk diffusers and its works fine. I mixed the sugar and water while hot then it cooled and i added the yeast and baking soda.

Its a glass diffuser with i think a ceramic insert. If it s plugged in and the lights nor mist will turn on make sure there is power coming from your source. 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. I soaked it in bleach over night read online that that s how you clean them but it still is plugged.

I m using diy by the way. Make sure you are using only filtered water tap water or spring water. Fluval ceramic 88g co2 diffuser 3 1 ounces. It doesn t look like anythings wrong with it.

Do not use distilled water as this affects the diffusion. By luna 2 years ago on aquarium equipment. Ok so i m a newbie on most anything with planted tanks. Co2 diffuser not working.

It has the tiniest stream of bubbles coming out as though it has just turned off for the night. Did i do something wrong. People often get water inside the diffuser through overfilling bumping or moving the diffuser around while full. I just bought my first co2 diffuser about 2 weeks ago and now its not working.

Hi i topped up the water in my bubble counter yesterday morning as the level was getting low. I got the hagen fluval ceramic co2 diffuser and it s not working. Last edited by o2bubble. 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.

A possible cause may be mineral or oil buildup causing the unit to have difficulty misting. I purchased both in the event of one not working i could always try the other one. I have 5 cheap co2 glass diffusers. The aquamedic 1000 reactor looks good but need to step down to fit 12 mm inlet anyone has any good recommendations.

If water or essential oil enters the diffuser it will quit working. If your diffuser does not work the first step is to make sure it is properly plugged in.