Hagen Co2 System

[mattwhite]

I purchased a Hagen Co2 System yesterday which i set up at about 5pm.
I cants see any bubbles yet and the instructions say I should be seeing them after 2 - 10 hours.
Has anyone any idea what could be wrong?
What am I supposed to be seeing exactly? Is it contant flow of bubbles?
I can see some large air pockets trapped in the bottom of the ladder.

 

[soggyhome]

You should see bubbles appearing at the bottom of the ladder, it is normal for the bubbles not to flow smoothley up the ladder for maybe a couple of days, until this happens you will see large bubbles building up at the bottom, this is just an accumilation of the single bubbles being released.

Give it a day or two then you should see single bubbles being released and flowing up the ladder getting smaller as the reach the top

Hope this helps

 

[mattwhite]

Thanks for the quick reply soggyhome. i will keep an eye on it.

 

[digimac]

If you are using the sachets supplied with the kit you may never see any bubbles.
I gave up with them and made my own yeast mix......works a lot better, I get bubbles in under 2 hrs every time now

 

[alanchown]

Thanks for the quick reply soggyhome. i will keep an eye on it.

Fill with sugar to the correct level-use 1/2 teaspoon of yeast ( I use Allinsons) mixed in 1/2 cup of warm water add to sugar and top up with warm water to a cm or 2 below the top fin. You can optionally use a teaspoon of baking powder, but apparently isn't necessaty in hard water areas. I notice no difference without it so don't bother. This mix will last about a week.

Didn't get a bubble using the supplied mixture!

Alan