Wine Co2

[dwarvenlove]

So, I'm thinking about starting a diy Co2 reactor. Has anyone ever used fermenting wine as a source? I thought this to be a cool idea, but am unsure if it could be toxic to the fish.

 

[Josh]

Interesting idea. You're thinking that maybe some of the alcohol volatilizes and gets into the water? I'm not sure that can happen. I'm not even sure that would generate enough CO2 to be worth your while...

 

[regani]

that should work. in principle it is the same as your average DIY CO2 reactor. the only difference will be that you have less sugar per liter/gallon so you get less CO2 per volume, but you should be able to make up for that by using a larger volume and/or changing the reactor more often. my DIY system made from a soft drink bottle runs out of steam by the end of the second week...

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
I'm not a fan of CO2, but if you do want a relatively stable low tech method, the "yeast and jelly" method works.
<http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/diy-aquarium-projects/73942-diy-co2-made-easy.html>.

cheers Darrel

 

[dwarvenlove]

Thanks for the input. I'm going to try my hand at wine making this year, and i figured i could multit-task a bit. I'll try to get some pics on here to show every one what I'm working on, and possibly turn this into a cool experiment.

 

[Apistomaster]

Best not to expect the wine making as the basis of a DIY CO2 system and keep the projects separate except the yeast starter should work well enough.
The yeast/jelly method Darrel mentions is intriguing, at least as far as DIY CO2 goes.

 

[cichlidmac]

it won't be consistent, it will be very active at first (probably too active for fish) and then it will die down to almost nothing for a month or so. I've brewed thousands of beers and have helped my friend with wine as well.

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