refilling Co2 tank

watson_barrett · 11/21/2008, 10:34 PM

How ofter do you fill yours and what is the tank size, just curious...

ReefWreak · 11/22/2008, 12:49 AM

I fill mine once a year and it's 10lbs. It's on a Deltec reactor, so it pushes through a LOT of CO2 over that year.

chris4869 · 11/22/2008, 01:12 AM

I'm still on my first 10 lbs CO2 tank. It has been running for a little over a year. I did shut it down for a few weeks.

crvz · 11/22/2008, 10:56 AM

Recently I've only been able to get a couple pounds of CO2 in my 5 pound tank, and it lasts about 2-3 months.

bmwaaron · 11/22/2008, 11:23 AM

I have a 20 lbs tank with a Deltec reator and have to get new CO2 every 8-10 months on a 300 gallon SPS system

dv0920 · 11/22/2008, 11:45 AM

I have a 20lber too just filled it for first time 1100psi, and cost me 8 bucks not bad. Went to welding supply center. I'm setting up my calcium reactor today actually. It's an I-CALC with a DAS pump and X media. Im pysched.

cheers
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therealfatman · 11/22/2008, 04:03 PM

I no longer use a calc reactor. I do automatic daily water changes instead and supplement that water instead. More dependable and I have much more stable tank systems. I had prevoiusly used about the same amount of carbon dioxide as ithers, but quit using welding supply gas as it caused alfae problems that I did not have with gas provided by soda distributers. To much iron in the gas I got from welding supply stores. I used so little gas that the difference in price was worth the getting the more expensive purer/cleaner gas. A couple dollars a month is worth it to do away with an algae problem. My macro lage in my sumps doid like the welding supply gas better though.

11/21/2008, 10:34 PM	#1
watson_barrett Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Waldorf, MD Posts: 283	refilling Co2 tank How ofter do you fill yours and what is the tank size, just curious...

11/22/2008, 10:56 AM	#4
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	Recently I've only been able to get a couple pounds of CO2 in my 5 pound tank, and it lasts about 2-3 months. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

11/22/2008, 11:23 AM	#5
bmwaaron Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 999	I have a 20 lbs tank with a Deltec reator and have to get new CO2 every 8-10 months on a 300 gallon SPS system __________________ Aaron Current Tank Info: Reefer 350 (73 gallon)

11/22/2008, 11:45 AM	#6
dv0920 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 202	I have a 20lber too just filled it for first time 1100psi, and cost me 8 bucks not bad. Went to welding supply center. I'm setting up my calcium reactor today actually. It's an I-CALC with a DAS pump and X media. Im pysched. cheers D __________________ "when your wife understand that if the acropora colonies thrive the sex is much much better." Martin_gruin

11/22/2008, 12:49 AM	#2
ReefWreak Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Astoria, NYC Posts: 10,159	I fill mine once a year and it's 10lbs. It's on a Deltec reactor, so it pushes through a LOT of CO2 over that year.

11/22/2008, 01:12 AM	#3
chris4869 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,006	I'm still on my first 10 lbs CO2 tank. It has been running for a little over a year. I did shut it down for a few weeks.

11/22/2008, 04:03 PM	#7
therealfatman Moved On Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,471	I no longer use a calc reactor. I do automatic daily water changes instead and supplement that water instead. More dependable and I have much more stable tank systems. I had prevoiusly used about the same amount of carbon dioxide as ithers, but quit using welding supply gas as it caused alfae problems that I did not have with gas provided by soda distributers. To much iron in the gas I got from welding supply stores. I used so little gas that the difference in price was worth the getting the more expensive purer/cleaner gas. A couple dollars a month is worth it to do away with an algae problem. My macro lage in my sumps doid like the welding supply gas better though.