CO2 System - Aquarium Advice

black hills tj · 07-17-2007, 10:40 PM

Hey Everyone,

Browsing ebay and saw some regulators and tanks much cheaper than buying a built pressurized system. What all do I need to purchase to setup a pressurized system though?

Thanks,

Mike

rkilling1 · 07-18-2007, 05:37 AM

A CO2 tank that's atleast 5 pounds, CO2 regulator with both high and low pressure gauges, needle valve, check valve, misc fittings to contect it all together.

Not needed but are useful: Solenoid, bubble counter, pH controller.

hulkamaniac · 09-10-2007, 01:08 PM

Basically you need a tank (different sizes for different size aquariums, or you can just refill your smaller tank more frequently), a regulator, CO2 diffuser, and CO2 tubing. Optional stuff is a bubble counter, PH controller and Solenoid.

Plowboy91 · 10-14-2007, 09:54 PM

I prefer a CO2 reactor to a CO2 diffuser to get more CO2 into the water since there is more time to diffuse and more surface area

07-17-2007, 10:40 PM	#1
black hills tj Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: black hills, south dakota Posts: 1,274	CO2 System Hey Everyone, Browsing ebay and saw some regulators and tanks much cheaper than buying a built pressurized system. What all do I need to purchase to setup a pressurized system though? Thanks, Mike __________________ Mike 29g Tank Log 20G Tank Log www.bhtj.net

07-18-2007, 05:37 AM	#2
rkilling1 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NE ohio Posts: 1,739 Images: 50	A CO2 tank that's atleast 5 pounds, CO2 regulator with both high and low pressure gauges, needle valve, check valve, misc fittings to contect it all together. Not needed but are useful: Solenoid, bubble counter, pH controller. __________________ My 75 Gallon Planted Aquarium

09-10-2007, 01:08 PM	#3
hulkamaniac Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 438	Basically you need a tank (different sizes for different size aquariums, or you can just refill your smaller tank more frequently), a regulator, CO2 diffuser, and CO2 tubing. Optional stuff is a bubble counter, PH controller and Solenoid. __________________ I'm selling in line co2 diffusers. If you're interested in buying one PM me.

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Plowboy91 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastern Pennsylvania Posts: 46	I prefer a CO2 reactor to a CO2 diffuser to get more CO2 into the water since there is more time to diffuse and more surface area