Arte Et Labore 1875
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- Joined
- 23 Mar 2010
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- 32
Hey all, having a major headache with my diffusers. i have 4, 3 cheapies off ebay and one good one from AE, all are within 4 months old, they all work fine for a day after cleaning but when i come home from work the next day the co2 is barely pushing out 1 bubble every few seconds, but when i remove the diffuser from the tube the bubbles start pouring out at a rate of at least 10 bps, it comes out this fast because i have to have the needle valve way open whilst the diffuser is attached. I've only tried cleaning with bleach, i used to either soak it in bleach/water solution for 20 mins or so then thoroughly clean, or pour neat bleach on the disc for 5 mins then wash and repeat always soaking in de-chlor after, since the daily problems have arrived frustration has led me to soak in a 50-50 bleach solution overnight but there have been no improvements.
This is driving me insane as the plants are only getting full co2 for 3 hrs a night between getting home and lights out, i'm going to change the tubing although as i said when the diffuser is cut off the bubble rate is normal but i'm out of ideas.
I heard hydrogen peroxide might be a good alternative but also that it will probably only oxidise the algae and i don't think algae is the problem.
Any help would be fantastic!
This is driving me insane as the plants are only getting full co2 for 3 hrs a night between getting home and lights out, i'm going to change the tubing although as i said when the diffuser is cut off the bubble rate is normal but i'm out of ideas.
I heard hydrogen peroxide might be a good alternative but also that it will probably only oxidise the algae and i don't think algae is the problem.
Any help would be fantastic!