BEST CO2 SYSTEM FOR BEGINNERS?🤔 CO2 SYSTEM BUYING GUIDE!💵

I recently entered the hobby and your videos are the best for obtaining accurate information without a bunch of nonsense talk. I appreciate that you aren't going over the top trying to entertain me and you go straight to the meat of the issue. I'm here for education. If I wanted entertainment I'd watch netflix lol. But I do like our personality as well.

by watching your videos i decided to try co2 injection, i bought a amazon regulator, a paintball tank to start and the plant growth since adding co2 is absolutely amazing, i dont know how anyone grows plants without co2. Thank you friend, hope you return to youtube soon

I’m on DIY co2 with two plastic bottles, citric acid and baking soda…lasts about three weeks. Thinking about upgrading to the DIY reactor cylinder for the solenoid feature and better container material.

Good overview, I think its pretty clear that there is no substitute for pressurised systems but if you are new to the hobby or on a budget you can get fairly decent results with DIY.

So... I was enthousiastic about DIY systems and used it for months but ended up getting a 2kg cylinder with co2art regulator. The citric acid/baking soda setup had to be refilled WEEKLY on a 180L so it ends up more expensive in materials than a pressurised system. I would say the biggest downside to DIY CO2 are the fluctuations. You'll end up adjusting your needle valve daily to account for over or under reacting of your mix. It became too frustrating and plants are suffering. It shows as nutrient deficiencies (holes in leaves and general necrosis) and ofcourse staghorn...BBA and string algae. All the products marketed close to 200,- are not worth it...not even close. Dank voor de videos Mark!

Nice, I am just thinking about doing co2, so great to have this from someone who is/has actually used everything. Thanks MJ

Man thank you. I just resolved my problem to choose the Co2 best to me. Thank you again

There's also the disposable canisters like the Tropica CO2 System 60 where the CO2 is injected into a container in the tank and it slowly dissolves over the course of a day. Those are reasonably cheap too.

Good video as always MJ. I'm like you diy co2 in every tank.

Good stuffs! Really helps beginner into this hobby.

Great video! Love the detail and simplicity

Good video with clear options and easy to understand, just what I have been trying to find.

Wow that's a lot of information, thanks for the comparison!!!

I started using bio co2 after seeing your plants... Happy to report bright red ludwigia super red and somewhat good carpet.. Its a young scape though... Will definitely go for a pressurised system in the future...

I use the soda stream system for 30 liter aquariums and it works very well. It costs 10 dollars to refill every 2 months, of course if you have a solenoid valve it will last longer.

Always wanted to try DIY

Very nice content as always, thanks 🙏

It's mad I was just looking into getting co2 properly and you made this vid, literally rewatched a load of your old vids on aquascaping to set up a tank mainly for aquascaping and then this drops ha, sound man ty and perfect timing.

As usual excellent content. You put out the best info for intermediate level aquascapers looking to move to advanced level but you explain things in a way regular folks can understand. Wish I knew you were around when I was starting. One thing, do you not have access to paintball equipment? I’ve been using paintball tank set ups and they cost about 100 euros but you can regulate them, they come with solenoids and gauges, and you can refill the paintball tanks for about 6 euros. 20oz CO2 lasts about two months on a 20 gallon long.

Great vid brother 👌🏼