How much PSI should my paintball tank have?

[malfist]

So I finally got my injection going, I've got a paintball 24oz canister pumping 2bps into a 20 gallon tank. However, I was wondering how much psi that it should be filled too? I thought it was ~3000psi, but when I got home from Dick's, the regulator read ~800psi.

Am I mistaken, or is Dick's being stingy in their CO2?

 

[Abe86]

Mine is about 1000 psi when it's full. I don't think it's safe to go up to 3000 psi in paintball tanks.

 

[malfist]

So it's just a bit under full then...hmm. Okay.

 

[Chief910]

If I'm correct 3000 is the pressure the tank is rated to for malfunction or explosion. Lol

 

[malfist]

That might be it. 3k psi as the failure rate for paintball tanks. I won't worry about it then.

 

[Niccobacci11]

hpa (compressd air) paintball tanks can go to 3000 psi or even 4500 if you have a carben fiber one. the normal filled co2 tank is about 800 to 900s i would say that 1000 is a bit high.
mine is about 850 when i get mine filled.

 

[malfist]

I think that's pretty much what they filled mine too. Okay, my mind is at ease.