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1.) I have a few leads on obtaining a cylinder but I am wondering about safe practices for transporting a filled tank on public transportation. I live in NYC and don't own a car so I would most likely be bringing my filled cylinder back from the shop on the subway. Do you think this would be a problem? I've read some horror stories about cylinder saftey valves going bad and exploding tanks which makes me nervous about carrying a potentially dangerous item on the subways. What do you think, is it safe to travel on the subway with a filled CO2 tank?
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its safe. 5 pounds you can keep in a backpack or bag. i never heard of anyone i know having one pop. worst case the blow off valve breaks and releases but the chance of that happening is very very very low. its one of the reasons why oyu have to get it checked every 5 years.
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2.) It also looks like I could order a 5 lb cylinder online at aquariumplants.com for $49.99. They will also ship you a filled cylinder for $89.99. I know that's a lot to pay (it's due to the extra work of shipping hazerdous goods) but I was thinking it might be nice to have a pre-filled tank arrive on my doorstep. What do you all think, is this a good idea, or should I try harder to work out something locally?
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i would look to see if you can find anything local. its $50 but there is shipping you might be able to pick one up local.
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3.) I have a canister filter and I've heard I can use that as my reactor. I'm worried though that the CO2 might 'cause a airlock effect where there was a dry spot in the filter that could damage the pump. Or that it might break the siphon in the tubing. Has this ever happened to anyone? If I do want to use the cansiter as my reactor do I just splice a the CO2 tubing into the fiters tubes or should I place it in the tank so that the bubbles get sucked up into the filter intake?
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if oyu are going into the intake you want to break the co2 up a little before going in. it shouldnt air lock it even with the bubbles but better safe then sorry. there are also inline ractors people build for the out put of the filter.
both are right should get a drop checker.