Ripper Hollow » Product Review: AquariumPlants.com Electronic CO2 Regulator http://ripperhollow.com My journey through this thing we call life. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:28:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Product Review: AquariumPlants.com Electronic CO2 Regulator http://ripperhollow.com/product-review-aquariumplantscom-electronic-co2-regulator/ http://ripperhollow.com/product-review-aquariumplantscom-electronic-co2-regulator/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:26:21 +0000 Beau http://ripperhollow.com/?p=276 Continue reading →]]> Co2 2 150x150 Product Review: AquariumPlants.com Electronic CO2 RegulatorAbout 8 months back, I purchased the Electronic CO2 Regulator from AquariumPlants.com.  Instead of using a needle valve, this regulator uses an electronic valve that opens and closes in fractions of a second.  You can adjust the bubbles per second, and the size of the bubbles.  It’s accurate from 4 bubbles per second all the way to 1 bubble every 10 seconds.  Since there’s no solenoid in this regulator, you won’t have to replace one when it overheats and fails (which is what happened to my old regulator).  There’s a build in check valve, though I use two of my own (can’t be too careful), and you don’t need a bubble counter, as it has an LED that flashes to indicate bubbles.

This regulator can be used by itself, or with a pH controller.  I have mine on a timer instead of a pH controller.  AquariumPlants.com also has this regulator with an optional LCD 8 digit resettable counter instead of the LED.  The digital counter also has a backup battery, so it won’t lose its count.  They also recently started offering the counter by itself, so you can use your own regulator.

Overall, I’m very happy with this regulator.  It’s super easy to setup and use.  You can see how I have mine set up here.  I plan on getting another one of these regulators in the future, when I get a large aquarium.

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Equipment:

  1. 10 lbs CO2 tank
  2. Electronic regulator
  3. Glass diffuser

7700430 z800938756 225x300 My Planted Aquarium CO2 SetupThe electronic regulator let’s you adjust how many bubbles of CO2 you want in a certain time frame (4 bubbles per second (240 per minute) down to 1 bubble per 10 seconds). Right now I have it set to about 4 bubbles per second.

The glass difuser has a ceramic disk that turns the CO2 into tiny bubbles to help it disolve into the water better.

I have to refill my CO2 tank about once a year.

I need to get a drop checker so I know I’m getting the right amount of CO2 in the tank. I had a drop checker before I moved in to my house, but I still can’t find it.

I plan on getting a Hydor Koralia Nano power head to help evenly distribute the CO2.

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