best place to get my CO2 tank filled?
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Topic: best place to get my CO2 tank filled?
Posted By: coreyk
Subject: best place to get my CO2 tank filled?
Date Posted: August 18 2004 at 8:56pm
| well .. i got my CA reactor (woohoo!) and was wondering where the best place to get my CO2 tank filled is? Near downtown SLC or Ogden or anywhere in between. TIA |
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Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: August 18 2004 at 9:17pm
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I use:
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Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: August 18 2004 at 9:19pm
Oh and congrats on the reactor! Dialing it in will not be too fun, but after that you'll love it!
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Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: August 18 2004 at 9:24pm
| thanks man! i'm pretty psyched to get it up and going! how much does it cost to get a 5lb tank filled at airgas? |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: August 18 2004 at 9:30pm
| I hear you and you are welcome! With the environmental fee and such, I think it is right about at $20.00. |
Posted By: jfinch
Date Posted: August 18 2004 at 9:33pm
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I'd suggest opening the yellow pages under "welding supplies" and maybe "beverage supplies" and maybe "fire extinguishers" and find the cheapest or closest ------------- Jon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y_EzjI_ljbIwf2n5uNzTw" rel="nofollow - What I've been doing... |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: August 18 2004 at 10:07pm
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cool .. thanks jon. i just thought that someone might already know a good and reasonably priced place. plus, i honestly wasn�t quite sure what to look under in the yellow pages, but i prob could have guessed. |
Posted By: reptoreef
Date Posted: August 18 2004 at 10:12pm
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Praxair in Ogden... about $20. Next store to Northern X on Wall. ------------- www.captivereefing.com |
Posted By: jglover
Date Posted: August 19 2004 at 8:01am
| My brother fills his large paintball tank up for around $15 from paintball stores and it's a pretty good sized tank you might look under paintball and compare prices. |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: August 19 2004 at 9:11am
| thanks guys! |
Posted By: Aquarium Creations
Date Posted: August 19 2004 at 4:35pm
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what kind of reactor did you get? ------------- Aquarium Maintenance,Consulting,Custom Built Glass Aquariums Rimless/Euro,24Hr Emergency Service 8015485201 Www.UtahAquariumDoctors.com [email protected] |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: August 19 2004 at 4:45pm
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i went with a CR6X18 GEO Reactor ... i found a package that had everything included: 8 lbs. of ARM media, Co2 Regulator with Selenoid, T10 Co2 Tank, Maxi Jet 1200, and the SMS122 Milwaukee pH Controller. |
Posted By: Aquarium Creations
Date Posted: August 19 2004 at 4:48pm
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I just dont like maxijet pumps on reactors seems like everyone uses them ------------- Aquarium Maintenance,Consulting,Custom Built Glass Aquariums Rimless/Euro,24Hr Emergency Service 8015485201 Www.UtahAquariumDoctors.com [email protected] |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: August 19 2004 at 4:51pm
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the circulating pump is a EHEIM 1048 and the feed pump is a Maxi Jet 1200 ... i have been running 2 maxi jets in my tank and they have always been pretty good to me ... sorry to hear you've had bad luck with them. |
Posted By: David Carroll
Date Posted: August 21 2004 at 8:56pm
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bevco2 fills 10lb tanks for 11.75
651 w 600s slc |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: August 21 2004 at 9:25pm
| david --- thanks! that is perfect and a pretty good price! i'll stop by there next week! |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: October 12 2004 at 11:28am
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just got around to getting my tank filled and should be hooking up my
reactor this weekend! thanks again for the bevco2 tip ... nice guys,
good price, and pretty close to my work!
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Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: October 12 2004 at 11:38am
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Corey,
Let me know how it goes. I've been having a heck of a time tuning mine. I finally started over yesterday. I'm starting AGAIN with about 25 bpm / 20 ml/min flow rate. I'm trying to get my effluent pH to about 6.8 When I measured it last night it was 6.3! |
Posted By: Carl
Date Posted: October 12 2004 at 2:43pm
If you are running a single stage reactor like me  try to run the effluent through your protein skimmer. I just stuck the effluent hose into the air intake of my skimmer. It hasn't affected the skimmer at all and my Ph has gone back up to 7.8-7.9 with my Ca at 420. Alk has also stabalized. Just a bit if my experience.------------- In Syracuse "I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is simply to arrange the meeting." - Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: October 12 2004 at 3:02pm
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thanks carl. yes it is a sinle stae reactor and i'll give that a try
it. i don't know how much of a problem i'll have w/ my Ph ... it tends
to run pretty high anyway, so... I'll report back as i go.
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Posted By: Kull
Date Posted: October 12 2004 at 4:45pm
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You guys are all crazy! I'll fill that tank and only charge $2.00 a pound! As far as that goes I'll fill anyones tanks for $2.00 apound. I get the co2 for around $1.50 a pound. You need to give me a little lead time if you need something filled so that I can make sure to have the air. Here is the trick to cheap CO2 buy it in bulk! A 40 pound tank costs $25.00 to fill A 25 pond tank costs $20.00 to fill Tanks < 10 pounds cost right around $4 - $5 a pound to fill Get it from me you will save a ton!
------------- "So this is what gives meaning to your life." -Unknown Daniel in Santaquin |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: October 15 2004 at 2:56pm
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well .. i'm off and running! 30 bmp and 35ml pm effluent @ 7.1 ph. My CA is currently at 425, tank Ph is at 8.2, and my KH/Alk is at 8/2.86 (need to bring that up a bit). Thanks for the input everyone! |
Posted By: jfinch
Date Posted: October 15 2004 at 3:03pm
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What's the alk on the reactor effluent? ------------- Jon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y_EzjI_ljbIwf2n5uNzTw" rel="nofollow - What I've been doing... |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: October 15 2004 at 3:13pm
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effluent is about 20 dKH ... what should it be? |
Posted By: jfinch
Date Posted: October 15 2004 at 3:19pm
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Everything I read says 25 - 35 dKH, but I don't have a reactor so don't have any personal experience. If your current setpoints are providing enough for your tank and your pH is ok, then I wouldn't worry about it. I just asked 'cause I'm a curious guy . ------------- Jon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y_EzjI_ljbIwf2n5uNzTw" rel="nofollow - What I've been doing... |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: October 16 2004 at 4:39pm
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well everything seems to be off to a good start 28 bmp and 36ml pm. My CA dropped just a touch to 400, tank
Ph is at and average of 8.0, and my KH/Alk jumped up to 10.56/3.77. is the alk to high? |
Posted By: jfinch
Date Posted: October 16 2004 at 8:05pm
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It's not too high, imo, but don't use your reactor to increase your calcium. Add turbo calcium to boost it (if you decide to). ------------- Jon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y_EzjI_ljbIwf2n5uNzTw" rel="nofollow - What I've been doing... |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: October 16 2004 at 8:23pm
| Cool... That is exactly what i did. Just gave it a little bump w/ some turbo calcium. |
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: October 19 2004 at 2:02pm
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My CA it dropped to 400 over 2 days again ... So, if everything is
looking cool, except my CA still drops a little. Can I increase both my
effluent and my CO2 to stabilize my CA at a higher level |
Posted By: jfinch
Date Posted: October 19 2004 at 2:23pm
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Yup, I think that's the thing to do. Increase both to keep the effluent dKH constant (but of more flow of course). Everyone with reactors is sure quiet on this thread... ------------- Jon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y_EzjI_ljbIwf2n5uNzTw" rel="nofollow - What I've been doing... |