RE: regulator-to-needle-valve question

["Pearlscott, Mark HAMOH" <PearlscottM at moslerinc_com>]

> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 20:40:34 -0800 (PST)
> From: Lazarus Miskowski <lazmiskowski at yahoo_com>
> Subject: regulator-to-needle-valve question
> 
> People on this list have talked about screwing in
> their needle valves directly into their regulators.
> 
> The regulators I am looking at in the www.4rapid1.com
> catalog have hose barbs on the output.  My question
> is, does this somehow come off, so that the needle
> valve can be screwed in?  Or would I need to use an
> in-line needle valve?  I am thinking of using the M3
> valve.
> 
> The regulators are Cornelius, Norgren, Tap-rite, and
> NADS.
> 
> Also, do people have opinions on what regulators to
> get among those?  Both the Tap-rite and the NADS
> regulators are cheaper than the other two brands.


Lazarus,

I prefer in-line needle valves to ones that screw directly to the regulator.
Simply put, with in-line valve(s) you can meter more than one aquarium
individually from one CO2 cylinder.  With a needle valve directly attached
to the regulator, you can only set one metering rate, even if you feed CO2
to more than one tank.

Mark P.

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