MagTool 2025 Upgraded 2.5-5L DIY Aquarium CO2 Generator Kit, Stainless Steel Bottle with Integrated Solenoid & Bubble Counter, Safety Valve, Main Switch, Complete Accessories for Planted Tanks

(Before and after pics of the tank this system is on after only a few weeks) After about 5 years, I finally decided to go for it and pick up a CO₂ kit for my aquariums. After a few different diy kits, this is by far the best. The setup is surprisingly simple — everything comes in the box, and it only takes a few minutes to put together. The DIY fill with citric acid and baking soda is easy and much cheaper than buying pressurized refills. The build quality is excellent. The upgraded 304 stainless steel tank feels heavy-duty, with a polished finish that actually looks great sitting next to the tank. The compact solenoid + bubble counter design is one of my favorite parts: it’s easy to fill, reduces the risk of leaks, and makes maintenance way less of a headache than other setups. Safety is another big plus. The dual safety system with both a manual shut-off and automatic pressure relief valve gives real peace of mind, especially for new users like me. And the included accessories (diffuser, tubing, suction cups, etc.) mean you don’t have to hunt down extras. Overall, this kit is a perfect balance of high quality and user-friendliness. If you’ve ever wanted to try CO₂ but thought it would be too complicated, this system makes it easy, safe, and effective. My plants have already shown noticeable growth, and I couldn’t be happier. Highly recommended.

works great, though my problem now is getting it to flow through out the tank and not just escaping out the tank with default dispenser.

Great product. I really enjoy it. Simple to set up. Ive had it running for a fews now it does exactly what is needed. Please note you need to buy the citric acid and the sodium bicarbonate separate from this item.

After hours of research on Co2 tank kit, I finally found a “nearly perfect” Co2 tank kit that fit my budget, since I found another even cheaper Co2 tank on Amazon…. Dont go for those brand one that charge you like an arm and a leg. Trust me, you need Co2 if you plan to start a planted aquarium. I’ve always failed to start a planted aquarium without using Co2 and just focusing on aquarium plant. Hella algae and I gave up. This is the first time and I said F it and just get myself a Co2 tank with citric acid and baking soda as a reactant to get Co2. It sounds easy to go to a store and refill your Co2 tank but I’m too lazy and I live in the Bay, and I yelped and found that they charged like $15 to fill up a 4L Co2 tank. So I just use the baking soda and cictric method for a cheaper price and dont have to go anywhere. Baking soda from Arm and Hammer get you like 13.5lb for $12 at Costco. Citric acid is like 6lb for $23 with Milliard. Every reaction, you only need to spend like $5.2 per 4L for Co2 bottle with 450 - 550 PSI. People are really bad with math on here like bruhh, use freaking chatgpt if you are bad at math and chem. To sum it up, to create Co2, for every mole of citric acid you need 3 mole of baking soda. So you need 457g of citric acid and 600g of baking soda with 934mL of water to produce approximately 641psi of Co2. This is based on perfect calculation, usually you will get around 450 - 550 psi of Co2. 1:1.3129 (citric acid, baking soda) Water required to dissolve citric acid: For 457 g of citric acid: 457g/148g/100 mL=3.09× 100 mL=309mL of water Water required to dissolve sodium bicarbonate: For 600 g of sodium bicarbonate: 600g/96g/100 mL=6.25× 100 mL=625 mL of water This is the reason why you need 934 mL of water to dissolve everything correctly. Just plug in different gram of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and citric acid to get your required water. Since citric acid is more expensive than baking soda that you can get in Costco, I set the citric acid as a limiting reagent. TLDR; remember 1gram:1.3129gram (citric acid, baking soda) then calculate the required water to dissolve everything! Now you just need to add those baking soda, citric in and shake that stainless steel and add water at an angle. Easy peacy no cap. The diffuser for this suck, so buy a different diffuser from fzone or something. My first time starting and I stare at the freking thing for like 3 hours with no Co2. Keep thinking there is a leak or something but it’s the bad diffuser and searched all on reddit….. get yourself a different diffuser. Also get yourself an alexa outlet or something outlet with a timer that you can control with your phone for your solenoid. Since I use this Co2 tank with a Siesta Method. No algae whatsoever!!! First time I got no freaking algae with this algae and maximum brightness. I got 4 tank and I used hygger and Brite light. Brite light is the best trust me. Easy to set up and can set up when it is turn on in correlation with your Co2 turning on. The Co2 tube is kinda rigid to stick it to the bubble counter. I kinda have to use a lighter and loosen up to tie the nut to the bubble counter. Co2 7-11am on 3-9:00pm on Light 8-12on. 12-4pmoff 4-10 on One hour before light turn on to build up Co2 for the tank so plant can use right away. 1 hour turn off before light turn up so light can use all excess Co2. First time setting my planted aquarium and it grows beautifully without algae. Im obsessed with growing plants now haha. Look at my red lotus before and after photo. It exploded! Oh I also added easy green fertilizer everyday too and no algae compared to the bad thrive NA and flourish excel that kill my snail and shrimp. The CO2 PSI in the photo that I have is after a month of 2bps and still around 300PSI remain. Way better than those refilled Co2 tank.

The solenoid gets pretty warm. I haven't been able to use it since my first few attempts the solenoid leaked pretty heavily. I'm guessing there's an o-ring missing, but I didn't see any in the box. Removing the solenoid and manually turning things off works decently. The bubble counter is acceptable and there were no leaks between the bubble counter and the regulator. Tank is holding quite a bit of pressure but it's doing great. This replaced my DIY citric Acid/baking soda method with 2 litterl soda bottle. After I had a bottle explode I decided I better do something safer. I was originally going to get a 5lb co2 tank and regulator but with the pandemic still raging have been having issues finding some place to fill the tank. This so far has been a decent substitute although I would really like it if I can get the solenoid not to leak so heavily. Hopefully, it's o-ring situation and I can find a replacement someplace. *update 5/16/22* Seller reach d out to me about the leaking Solenoid bit. 2 replacement parts later I have the solenoid attached, not leaking, and things are working quite dandy. Original 3 star, but I'll give it a 4 since I do have all the bits working with out leaks and the seller was very responsive with getting replacement parts out.

The Generator, known in my house as "The Science Project," has done what is supposed to do so far. Super easy to set up, 200g Citric Acid, 200g Baking Soda, and 300ml(g) water. First fill produced 360psi of CO2. Will see how far this will get me in a 10gal shrimp tank. Hoping this will jump start the growth in my live plants, and lower the PH of my home water. Did not use the diffuser that was provided, as other diffusers received better reviews in YouTube comparison videos. I am using the Fzone Neo CO2 Diffuser with Customized Ceramic (Small 13mm), and the bubbles are so tiny that you can literally watch them completely shrink to nothing before your eyes.

Worked good first time however, after 3 months when I tried to refill it the o ring came off from the tank and no matter what I do it cause leaks. The attachment to the tank with the lose o ring doesn't create a complete seal and all the CO2 just keep leaking out of the tank. I'm so frustrated. I can't even get more than a week before the tank is empty. So annoying. Would not recommend because of the bad o ring assembly and tank value fitting

This works. My plants have really picked up! Since it does what it says, I give it a 3 star “meets expectations.” Where it falls short of being better are: The directions, the flimsy suction cups, the too small funnel and the too small measuring cup. The directions are pictures only and don’t match the unit I bought. The directions are for one that has the solenoid already attached to the bubble counter.. had to figure out how to set up the 2 pieces that didn’t match the picture. It has a filter…had NO idea where to put that. (Just watched a random CO2 set up video for another brand and MIGHT have an idea now…I’ll try it when the CO2 needs remaking. The suction cups don’t hold on to the tubing. It slips right out. The funnel is tiny and you can’t get baking soda- which tends to clump- through it without sifting it. The measuring cup does not hold 600 grams of material. So, that adds extra steps. If it hadn’t been for a very nice Amazon Support person, I probably would’ve given up in frustration and sent it back. He was able to find a video on an older model- one that came with a larger funnel, by the way- that helped me make sense of it and get it up and running. Now, it’s working well, I’m getting a few weeks of CO2 without having to deal with cylinder exchanges. (OH! I’ve JUST remembered to add a funnel and bigger plastic measuring cup to today’s shopping list!). And, maybe I’ll get that filter in there and be able to go a bit longer between having to add the mix to it. I THINK that’s what that’s for, anyway….