Help with new style UP inline atomizer

[Sacha]

I have just bought this atomizer:

http://www.co2art.co.uk/collections...ine-co2-atomizer-diffuser-system-16-22mm-hose

Its new feature is that you can take it part to clean the ceramic. I have no idea how to take it apart. I am reluctant to use any force. Can anyone help? Thanks.

 

[Nathaniel Whiteside]

Just go steady with an adjustable spanner on big nuts.

The co2 hose connection bit is apparently faulty though and snaps off very easily.

 

[Sacha]

Thanks Nathaniel!

"Faulty"... Great...

 

[Sacha]

I've installed the atomizer, but at the moment am getting lots of (quite large) bubbles coming through the spray bar. Am hoping this will settle down.

It has been running for a few hours now. It is a marginal improvement on the previous atomizer. There aren't so many micro bubbles, but there are still quite a lot. And the micro bubbles that are visible are quite large- many of them just float to the surface straight away. Not near 100% dissolution, that's for sure. I will see if it gets better over the next few days. If it doesn't, I will take the thing apart and soak the ceramic in bleach for 24 hours.

 

[Maximum]

Hi Sacha - I would send an email to CO2Art if you have any problems or queries. Their after sales service is brilliant which is a rarity these days. Response time is quick and nothing is too much trouble.

 

[tim]

Is it possible the mist from the diffuser is building up in your spray bar resulting in the bigger bubbles being pushed out ?

 

[Sacha]

Micro bubbles are just as bad as old atomizer, if not worse. A little bit worse actually as the bubbles are bigger. The only reason I bought this atomizer was because I read a review that said that it provided 100% dissolution, the guy using it said there were no visible bubbles. Was he just lying or what?

 

[Andy Thurston]

Maybe you get bigger bubbles with higher injection rates, his tank might be much smaller. My bubbles are tiny at 1bps in my 60l tank, ph drop is 1.5 and I have to get pretty close to see the mist. 100% dissolution, its a diffuser not a reactor, unless its fitted on the inlet I seriously doubt you would manage 100%

 

[Nathaniel Whiteside]

Bubbles decrease in size with higher working pressures and lower flow levels

 

[Sacha]

Working pressure is 4 bar..

 

[Nathaniel Whiteside]

Working pressure is 4 bar..

Struggs then

 

[Andy Thurston]

Bubbles decrease in size with higher working pressures and lower flow levels

I tried different pressures after reading one of your posts and found it made no difference in my setup and stopped working at about 1bar
I've only used the 2014 version so don't know about any differences between it and the older versions

 

[Nathaniel Whiteside]

I checked it with an intense in tank bazooka. I only tried it once but had good results in terms of pressure and bubble size.
I imagine the same would occur with inline diffusers, being of very similar material

 

[tim]

Have you checked your co2 setup for leaks ? Under high pressure leaks can occur frequently Ime.

 

[Sacha]

How would I do that, soapy water everywhere?