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RE: CO2 - tubing and filter questions
- To: <Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com>
- Subject: RE: CO2 - tubing and filter questions
- From: "Schenck, Lyndle" <lschenck at dcscorp_com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 09:27:16 -0400
- Thread-Index: AcFaz36jVsEKvlJrQFCdDhm17RCu5QAK30jx
- Thread-Topic: Aquatic Plants Digest V4 #1356
Jeff,
IMO. The only ones that can seriously advocate the use of special "CO2
resistant" tubing for our aquarium use are the ones that sell it for
$.99/foot. I assume the diffusion rates quoted for some tubing is at
much higher pressure than the 1 or 2 PSI we use.
I have fairly long runs of both vinyl and silocone tubing (my personal
preference) in use for over a year with no noticeable dedregation. My
main system uses 1/4-inch comercial rubber air hose at 20 PSI to feed a
manifold. No problems there either.
The up side is convenience and lower cost. But if after spending big $$
for a CO2 system, if a few $$ more gives you a little more confidence,
then go for it.
Lyndle Schenck
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