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CO2 regulator recommendation?
The truth is there is no regulator that is better than the others.
Any double gauge CO2 regulators works for our purposes. You can get a regulator only for $45 (shipping included in this price) off ebay. That is the cheapest you will find that you can order and receive in a normal way. I'd like to hear from anyone about a specific brand being not good for what we use regulators. What really makes a difference is the needle valve. The best for the least money is the Clippard MNV-4K2. http://www.clippard.com/store/displa...sp?sku=MNV-4K2 Not the most precise control of the CO2, a small turn of the knob results in big changes of the CO2 flow. But it is a reliable valve and will not cause fluctuatons of the CO2 bubble rate. Buying it from Clippard directly will be a total of $25 because of their handling and shipping. Specialized online aquatic stores sell it for about $20 and there will be shipping and handling too. So either way - it will cost at least $25. Well worth it. MarineMonsters sells it. The 2 other companies that sell it are not reliable at all, but you may have good luck with them. The easiest way is to buy an already assembled kit. But it will not turn out to be $130 for the whole system bottle included. Also - decide if you need a solenoid or not. Go with whatever company you are comfortable with. CO2 is not rocket science and certainly is not as expensive as some online stores make it - up to $300 for a kit including the bottle. :-) |
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