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RE:CO2 cylinders
You might want to try filling them up in your local brewery supplies store.
They charge about $15 for a 5lb cylinder in Raleigh and depending on how
busy they are they might fill the cylinder while you wait or ask you to come
back in a few hours.
Praveen
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> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 1998 3:48 AM
> To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
> Subject: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #109
>
>
> Aquatic Plants Digest Thursday, February 26 1998 Volume 03 : Number
> 109
>
>
>
> In this issue:
>
> Re:CO2 cylinder
> CO2 cylinders
> Re: New web page with fluorescent light spectra
> more lighting questions
> more lighting questions
> Simazine
>
> See the end of the digest for information on unsubscribing from the
> Aquatic Plants mailing list and on how to retrieve back issues.
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> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 15:50:49 -0600
> From: "Brad & Kim Bloomquist" <ivoryboxers at willmar_com>
> Subject: Re:CO2 cylinder
>
> It is my understanding that you can get them refilled at a fire station
> ,
> if that doesn't work you could try a vending company they refill their
> cylinders for pop fountains . Post your results as there are probably
> others in your shoes , I moved recently and I will have to drive 150 miles
> to get mine refilled unless I find another source also . Good luck .
>
> Brad Bloomquist
> ivoryboxers at willmar_com
> 'To love what you do and feel that it matters--how could anything be more
> fun?'
> - --Katherine Graham
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 14:19:52 -0800 (PST)
> From: Erik Olson <eriko at wrq_com>
> Subject: CO2 cylinders
>
> > From: ucmagguy at inetworld_net
>
> > Here's the story, I went to the local flea market and found a 20 lb
> > cylinder. I paid $20 for it. On the bottle was printed G.S. Parson,
> > knowing that there is a company in my local area called Parsons AirGas,
> > I took it to them. They told me that the bottle I had was out only on
> > lease, and that they cannot fill it for me unless I have an account with
> > them. They told me that somehow it got to my hands and that I can either
> > keep the bottle or they will give me a $5 finder's fee. Now, $5 seems
> > to sound ridiculously low for a cylinder doesn't it? I decided to keep
> > it. Now, I'm wondering if other gas suppliers would be willing fill it
> > for me. I asked them about the lease, here are the general ideas- you
> > must pay $120 to start your lease (the price of the cylinder), and every
> > time you get it refilled, you pay $15. I debated to myself if it is
> > wrong to keep the cylinder. I decided that I should not feel bad about
> > not returning it to them, they must have already made someone pay the
> > full price for the cylinder when they leased it out, they are not losing
> > anything. And besides, I get suckered into paying $20 for it anyway.
>
> Not all places do the "lease" thing. I got my 20 lb cylinder for about
> $100, and I own it. I take it to my local fire extinguisher place, where
> they fill it for $10 or so while I wait. Perhaps the lease approach is
> more common at the industrial gas places, and you would have better luck
> at a fire extinguisher refill place.
>
> - Erik
>
> - ---
> Erik Olson
> eriko at wrq.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 14:18:17 -0800
> From: Hoa Nguyen <nguyenh at nosc_mil>
> Subject: Re: New web page with fluorescent light spectra
>
> I sent this message yesterday, but did not see it in the digest, so I'm
> sending again.
>
> I have updated my Fluorescent Light Comparison web page, found at
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2637/ with 4 new bulbs:
>
> GE Daylight Ultra
> GE Plant and Aquarium
> Coralife Trichromatic
> Philips Daylight Delux
>
> One thing that is worth noting is that for only $5, the GE Daylight Ultra
> has a spectrum very close to the more expensive bulbs, and also almost as
> bright. It has a fairly low CRI though (75). Perhaps it could be used
> together with higher CRI bulbs, to boost lumens at lower cost.
>
> Hoa
>
>
> *************************************************************
> Hoa G. Nguyen
> SSC San Diego D371 Email: nguyenh at spawar_navy.mil
> San Diego, CA 92152-7383 http://www.spawar.navy.mil/robots/
>
> Aquarium: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2637/
> *************************************************************
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:53:31 -0600
> From: "Brad & Kim Bloomquist" <ivoryboxers at willmar_com>
> Subject: more lighting questions
>
> I have a 125 with co2 bottled system and controller that I just
> transferred from a 55 . I am wondering if you feel 6 - 40w tubes is
> adequate or should I go to 8 - 40 w tubes ? I am thinking I will use
> gutters but what will the consequences be of the overlap in the middle ? I
> do realize that I should move up to M.H. but am intentionally avoiding it
> to keep corals out of this beautiful tank . Also would it be better to
> change to 36 inch bulbs ?
>
> Brad Bloomquist
> ivoryboxers at willmar_com
> 'To love what you do and feel that it matters--how could anything be more
> fun?'
> - --Katherine Graham
>
>
>
> ivoryboxers at willmar_com
> 'To love what you do and feel that it matters--how could anything be more
> fun?'
> - --Katherine Graham
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:53:31 -0600
> From: "Brad & Kim Bloomquist" <ivoryboxers at willmar_com>
> Subject: more lighting questions
>
> I have a 125 with co2 bottled system and controller that I just
> transferred from a 55 . I am wondering if you feel 6 - 40w tubes is
> adequate or should I go to 8 - 40 w tubes ? I am thinking I will use
> gutters but what will the consequences be of the overlap in the middle ? I
> do realize that I should move up to M.H. but am intentionally avoiding it
> to keep corals out of this beautiful tank . Also would it be better to
> change to 36 inch bulbs ?
>
> Brad Bloomquist
> ivoryboxers at willmar_com
> 'To love what you do and feel that it matters--how could anything be more
> fun?'
> - --Katherine Graham
>
>
>
> ivoryboxers at willmar_com
> 'To love what you do and feel that it matters--how could anything be more
> fun?'
> - --Katherine Graham
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 22:02:46 -0600
> From: Cynthia S Powers <cyn at metronet_com>
> Subject: Simazine
>
> FORWARDED MESSAGE:
>
> >Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 13:01:14 +1000 (EST)
> >To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
> >From: ingletek at OntheNet_com.au (David Bragg)
> >Subject: Simazine
> >
> >Hi, I was interested in whether you may have any information on the
> >application rates for using simazine on out of control aquatic weeds and
> >fibrous algae.
> >Best regards
> >David Bragg
>
> ------------------------------
>
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