CO2 Regulators (yes, another topic)

[Rpeinhardt]

You must live near Jones Welding Supply up on Sandy Blvd. They're the only place I've found in PDX that DOESN'T require you to do a swap/rental. Of there's another place that fills customer-owned tanks in town, please tell me! Traveling all the way out there is a real chore.

I use an atomic inline diffuser which has a working minimum of about 2 bar (30 psi). I find that has prevented EOTDs. The Atomic is also REALLY good at dissolving co2 into the water. It creates a super fine mist and, because it's inline, the dwell/contact time is nice and long. It also keeps clutter out of the display tank.

 

[threnjen]

You must live near Jones Welding Supply up on Sandy Blvd. They're the only place I've found in PDX that DOESN'T require you to do a swap/rental. Of there's another place that fills customer-owned tanks in town, please tell me! Traveling all the way out there is a real chore.

I use an atomic inline diffuser which has a working minimum of about 2 bar (30 psi). I find that has prevented EOTDs. The Atomic is also REALLY good at dissolving co2 into the water. It creates a super fine mist and, because it's inline, the dwell/contact time is nice and long. It also keeps clutter out of the display tank.

I'm in the Tigard/Tualatin area and the place I went to, Matheson, I READ online on other forums that they fill your tank and keep it overnight. But then when I went it was exchange only The posts I read must have been outdated. And I had a brand new shiny tank, so that was kind of a bummer. But on the plus side, I won't have to go back tomorrow to pick anything up. So no... I haven't found a good place.

I've got a sump so there is no such thing as tank clutter /flex (best decision I ever made building this tank system)

What kind of atomic diffuser do you have? Generic eBay UP one or fancy GLA one or something in between?

 

[Rpeinhardt]

Ah. Bummer. Yeah, sumps are outstanding.

Jones Welding Supply is the only place that I have found to offer fills on tanks.

I've got the cheap knock off of Atomic but I love it.

 

[threnjen]

My regulator is out of purgatory! YAY!!!!!!

 

[Delapool]

Grand news!

 

[threnjen]

We've got it all set up! I started the bubble count reaaaallly low because I have no idea what level is appropriate... timer for it starts tomorrow to come on 2hrs before lights on.

 

[Delapool]

Did you end up getting a drop checker?

 

[threnjen]

Yes and to my eye it never really changed, but to be fair we didn't get the CO2 running until around 4:30 and the lights are only on until 9:00. I was hesitant to go too fast before I can see a full day of it at the current BPS since I know the drop checker can lag a few hours.

 

[NigelK8485]

Whoo hoo! Congratulations



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