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Re: CO2 Manifold...
On Thu, 30 Jul 1998 15:48:02 -0400 (EDT), Ric Cooney wrote:
>This hobby is getting expensive!!
>
>As the number of planted tanks increases the number of CO2 setups
>increase. Seems like a rule. The answer would be a central tank with
>regulator in the basement, piped thru a manifold to the tanks on the
>first floor.
>
>Problem: what materal do we make the manifold and the tubing?
>Does copper as tubing present a problem?
>How about PVC, any leaching here?
Personally I would NOT put anything under pressure through PVC! I've
heard about people using PVC for distributing compressed air through their
garage and at some point, the PVC explodes! PVC isn't meant for high
pressure like that.. Just my own $0.02 worth of advice for the day..
-- Rick