Thanks. Can you come over to my house and put it all together? I'll go out
to a movie or something because I don't like swearing - at least, not
listening to other people do it.
Chuck Gadd wrote in message
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On Thu, 02 Jan 2003 15:06:08 GMT, "kush"
wrote:
How much should I expect to spend on "real" CO2 equipment for my 180
gallon?
I've been using DIY on my smaller tanks and just using the big one as a
nursery because I couldn't bear the though of a) figuring out how to hook
up
and maintain seven or eight soda bottles, or b) spending real money.
$100 if you are really good at shopping around and looking for
bargins. $150 if not.
A decent CO2 regulator can be found at almost ANY time on ebay for
$30-40.
Here's one (I don't know the seller, just giving an example) on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=3102858 289
This is the EXACT same regulator I'm using, and the one Dave Gomberg
sells (or at least sold me) for $75 or so...
A CO2 tank should cost you no more than $50.00 or so from your local
gas supplier or welding supply store.
A needle valve can be purchased new for $20.00. I got mine from
Marine Monsters, but I've heard they are having some trouble. If this
is still the case, I know I've seen several other places selling
needle valves for about the same price. I know Robert over at
Aquabotanic sells one for $18.00
A reactor can be made cheap using a small powerhead and a gravel vac
tube.
Chuck Gadd
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua