Ceramic Co2 Diffuser Not Working

If water or essential oil enters the diffuser it will quit working.

Ceramic co2 diffuser not working.

It has the tiniest stream of bubbles coming out as though it has just turned off for the night. I got the hagen fluval ceramic co2 diffuser and it s not working. 30th jan 2008 11 47 2. I have 5 cheap co2 glass diffusers.

I was curious to know what peoples experiences were with diy co2 dispensers and fluval s co2 diffuser and or glass diffusers. By luna 2 years ago on aquarium equipment. Did i do something wrong. 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. The aquamedic 1000 reactor looks good but need to step down to fit 12 mm inlet anyone has any good recommendations. Co2 diffuser not working. People often get water inside the diffuser through overfilling bumping or moving the diffuser around while full.

Co2 diffuser not working. Its a glass diffuser with i think a ceramic insert. Make sure you are using only filtered water tap water or spring water. Last edited by o2bubble.

It doesn t look like anythings wrong with it. 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. Fluval ceramic 88g co2 diffuser 3 1 ounces. Ive seen some users have ceramic disk diffusers and its works fine.

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 bought this and its not working with my current set co2 set up. Trying to find a commerically good inline external co2 diffuser reactor that can work with 16 22 mm ehiem 2028 filter. I purchased both in the event of one not working i could always try the other one.

Hi i topped up the water in my bubble counter yesterday morning as the level was getting low. I just bought my first co2 diffuser about 2 weeks ago and now its not working. 30th jan 2008 at 12 00. All but 1 diffuser requires a lot of pressure to work.

Do not use distilled water as this affects the diffusion. 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. A possible cause may be mineral or oil buildup causing the unit to have difficulty misting. I soaked it in bleach over night read online that that s how you clean them but it still is plugged.

I mixed the sugar and water while hot then it cooled and i added the yeast and baking soda. If your diffuser does not work the first step is to make sure it is properly plugged in.