Co2 regulator

[BigQFan]

I want to get into co2, but I am on a limited budget. I am talking to my b-in-law who works for a major beverage company and he says he can get me a regulator for a very small cost. Will these regulators work for aquarium needs or are they too big? Meaning can they be dialed down to a small enough bubble count or is it too much pressure?
Sorry if this is a dumb question, I am attempting to learn


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[Fresh2o]

Depends on the design. Not too familiar with the beverage regular design so I am not sure if it has a fine adjustment knob for precise control. Also, a solenoid valve is a nice feature that allows one to start and stop the flow of CO2 by use of a timer or pH controller. Not sure if the bev reg has that.


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[BigQFan]

A solenoid is something I could buy and add to the setup tho, correct? Along with a bubble counter?


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[Thumper828]

you will definitely need a post body kit with metering valve and said attachments..

 

[Fresh2o]

0P – From your first post, what do you defined as a very small cost? And Aquatech premium regulator with solenoid will run about $89 on Amazon. It can be used on full size tanks and paintball tanks with and adapter.


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[RedCloudVapor]

Sounds like a gamble. What size tank do you have? The smaller the tank, the less forgiving it will be. As well, there are a lot of inexpensive co2 kits for tanks under 20 gallons and you can get regulators that have a needle valve and solenoids for not much more. I bought everything I needed for less than $150 on Amazon.

 

[Brookster123]

Those regulators are designed for much higher gas exchange, it'd be a start, you need to add a solenoid and needle valve.. personally I'd just go for the aquatek.. mine are great.

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[RedCloudVapor]

I agree. I have the Aquatek mini and it works great

 

[BigQFan]

Yeah, I just looked things up and a post body kit seems like it would be just as expensive as buying a proper regulator anyway.
To the person that asked the cost...it would be free
I have 2 tanks, one is a 29 tall the other a 20 long. I wonder if co2 is even worth it?


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[Fresh2o]

Yeah, I just looked things up and a post body kit seems like it would be just as expensive as buying a proper regulator anyway.
To the person that asked the cost...it would be free
I have 2 tanks, one is a 29 tall the other a 20 long. I wonder if co2 is even worth it?


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Free is good. But making it work will cost you as you mentioned.
Is CO2 is worth it depends on your lighting.


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[BigQFan]

I have 3 10 watt spiral bulbs on the 20 long and an AquaticLife dual t5ho on the 29 tall. I still really don't know if that's medium or high light


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[RedCloudVapor]

In my opinion co2 is worth it if lush plant growth is your goal. There is no comparison on the amount of growth between low and high tech