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Re: [APD] cheap pressurized CO2



As I feared. "Cheap," for me, means forty or less; it seems like that's
completely impossible, and that I'd be lucky to stay under $100 for a
barebones setup. Ah well, yeast for me. It may or may not be possible, but
it seems like my fish are growing accustomed to periodic swings in pH.

On 11/15/05, Vaughn Hopkins <hoppycalif at yahoo_com> wrote:
>
> Eli,
> I tried to do the pressurized CO2 cheaply too. I got a regulator thru
> ebay from someone selling it in my own city - no shipping cost. Then I
> got a needle valve thru ebay from someone very close, so shipping was
> minimal. But, when I started assembling the stuff together I needed
> barbs, special size barbs to fit the valve and regulator. Those I had
> to order on the web, and pay shipping for them. And, I still didn't
> have a bubble counter, so I made one cheaply. The tubing I needed came
> from a model airplane store - fuel line tubing, cheaply. But, still no
> solenoid valve. By then my cost was up over $125 for an incomplete
> setup. I gave up, gave away the parts, keeping only a check valve, and
> bought a Milwaukee regulator/valve/bubble counter on sale from
> Aquabotanics, and that cost was far less than $125. I'm not yet
> convinced that a "cheap" CO2 setup can be built. Maybe someone here
> has a surplus setup and can be convinced to part with it for minimal
> cost???
>
> Vaughn H.
>
> On Tuesday, November 15, 2005, at 03:35 PM, Eli Moss wrote:
>
> > What are some ideas for a very, very cheap pressurized CO2 setup?
> > Right now
> > I'm using a scaled-up yeast generator for my forty gallon planted
> > tank, and
> > the constantly fluctuating co2 production rates are getting on my
> > nerves. Is
> > there a way to have pressurized CO2 injection on a paperboy's budget?
> > I'm
> > working on getting a more gainful job, but I have five colleges' worth
> > of
> > students to compete with. One of the downsides to living in Amherst,
> > MA.
> >
> > Eli
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