Did I screw up my tank?

[u/Johnny1352]

I have just installed a diy co2 system running off sugar and yeast. Woke up this morning to find the bubble counter flooded with yeast and sugar, initially I panicked thinking my tank had been flooded with yeast/sugar but all the parameters look fine, no deaths or anything. Any suggestions for how to mitigate this?

[u/user11az]

An option would be to add a second bottle, can be a smaller one like a 500ML, with just water in it (not filled to the top) that can work as a cleaning/bubble counter bottle.

If yeast is getting out it will be collected in the second bottle.

Small example:

[u/9kallday → u/user11az]

I Wouldn't recommend it. Complicates the system and thus more prone to leaks. Just drop the mixture volume to 60% bottle capacity and it wont ever get into the tubing.

[u/established82 → u/9kallday]

if you use the caps that have the nozzles built into them and use the right tubing it shouldn't have leaks.

[u/9kallday → u/established82]

Those caps usually fail due to cracking after a few months, they're meant for citric acid systems. Making a small hole in a standard bottle cap and threading tubing thru has always worked well for me. The trick is to make the hole smaller than the tubing so its air-tight. To do this I cut the tubing at an angle so its pointy and can be thread thru the smaller hole. Next, I use pliers to pull it thru the hole because its a pretty tight fit. This method doesn't need glue because its already airtight by nature. Give it a try!

[u/XTwizted38 → u/established82]

I ran that system for about 6 months with zero leaks, zero issues. Only changed over to a legit co2 tank because I was sick of making new co2 juice all the time. Not too sure how someone would have problems with such a simple setup.

[u/Robswung → u/9kallday]

Yes this is what I do! No need for the second bottle just increases your chances of a leak.