~TheAngel~ :
I did DIY Co2 but you will need micro management to maintain it.
alway need to do a new batch every 2 week..and the output is not stabil

michanz:
so what is the L/h of the pump? and what is the filter capacity?

for me...
i use 2 liter PET bottle.

Then,take 2 cup of white sugar, pun in some bowl or something.
somebody says that adding some brown sugar will prolong the batch life.

then i add hot water, until all the sugar dissolved.
wait until it become lukewarm and add 1 tablespoon of Baking power(Sodium bicarbonate)

dissolve 1 table spoon of yeast in a cup of lukewarm water.
wait for 10 minutes..

mix both mixture inside the 2 liter bottle.
add some cool water until the the water reach the upper portion of the 2 liter bottle label.

then put the cap on.

shake the bottle mix it slightly.
don't shake too hard, it may kill your yeast.

leave the cap off for 2 or 3 hours and attach your CO2 reactor the cap with the airline attached to it.

you can do some googling to find out how to make the reactor cap.
it is really2 easy.

P/S:

You can control your CO2 output with the amount of yeast that you use.
Too much yeast, produce too much CO2 and it will last shorter.
too less, there is not enough CO2 produced and eventually the sugar water will be wasted because the yeast died because of the alcohol before it even have the chance to finish all of the sugar.

for better production, you may warp the 2 liter bottle with cloth to maintain the temperature and avoid sunlight from killing your yeast.

Clean your bottle throughly with hot water every time you make a new batch to prolong the CO2 production.. careful tho, hot water can melt your PET bottle..

have fun!!

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Added on March 19, 2010, 4:08 pmWaa.. i cannot see all of your picture... my office block file sharing website

This post has been edited by Adremier: Mar 19 2010, 04:08 PM

Ask the expert... I also looking for it too.. huhu..
Hoping to get a cheap but reliable one

I still using the DIY one until now
and i have to check the output everyday...
Yup i have to renew the batch every 2 weeks..
but for beginner, better to start with DIY first.
Its cheap, and you can put it away if suddenly you lose interest in this hobby
You can find the substrate in any fish shop.
Im currently using ADA malayan, will use ADA amazonia 2 later for my second tank.

This post has been edited by Adremier: Mar 19 2010, 04:38 PM

Maybe you can try and go to Jalan Pasar in PUDU.
They sell cheap stuff there

Lol really? I did go there before but it was CNY.. so many shop is closed.
I thought they sell everything there..

By the way, my main source of plant is from Pets Wonderland in Midvalley and XL in Shah Alam.. They also sell substrate there, but i don't think that they are the cheapest.

About the light, If you DIY, it will be cheaper and brighter too... and you can design it as you like.

This post has been edited by Adremier: Mar 19 2010, 04:54 PM

I work in pj

Waa.. planning to go to NA and SLS this weekend

So, freestyler87, where can i get cheap CO2 tank?

Yup, its a Riccia moss wall..

I already got riccia lo...
maybe you could not see it
Yup, wanna upgrade to glass tank soon..
Heat is not problem as i got DIY DC fan cooling up my tank..
Dont have termometer yet.. so dunno whats the temp..
but is very cool to touch.

hope that my moss wall will be covered with riccia soon... the lfs sell riccia at a very high price..that time i bought it 10 g for rm8

im using a DIY filter.. i not sure what type of filter that i using now..
I hang it on the back, so maybe its a HOB hehe.. i just take a fountain pump, connect it to a water filter that look like the pic below...



then from the output, it comes in again to the tank...

i did some mod the filter...
i remove some of the filter core and replace it with bio ring and activated carbon...

so please comment if i miss anything.

Ok.. but i only use fish excrement as fert..
well, maybe ill change the media later..

lol... ok.. will buy proper fert later thanks for the advice

any advice on what fert should i use and what should i use to control algae?

I read one of the MAC forum post

Mystique River - by ahhuyeo

That guy in the link above also didn't user any fert also...
I think malaysia tap water already have some NPK and trace element dissolved in it

yeah.. life is an experiment.. will never know until we try it
Well, ill get some fert later

Just got new stuff for my tank..
Got CO2 tank, eihem 2213, drop checker, etc..
also bought some fert too..

Well i guess SLS is gone already, yesterday i went there and the uncle is packing his stuff..

nothing there too...

sadly.. too far away....

if sifu quit.. where should we refer

Pls pm me tooo