CO2 Regulator Help

[djrab52]

Could someone please send me the link to a regulator for my Calcium Reactor. This will be my third regulator that I am using, and I don't want to spend any more money after this. I know that there was a thread about a regulator which had an excellent warranty and was good for our reefs. If someone can point to the thread or the link of the regulator I would appreciate it, thanks.

 

[pickle311]

http://www.aquariumplants.com/AQUARIUMPLANTS_com_s_Co2_Regulator_The_BEST_p/co2-1.htm

I'm ordering this one soon

 

[old salty]

I have the one pickle311 posted and am beyond happy with it. They use Clippard needle valves (made in USA) which have a very fine adjustment to them as well as brass check valves. I also have a manifold as I use the same regulator to dose CO2 in my planted tank. The three year warranty is the icing on the cake.

 

[javajaws]

This is an excellent regulator - way better than the lower end single stage regulators normally sold in the aquarium hobby:

http://www.labregulator.com/co2_incubator.htm

Its a true 2-stage regulator, not just a dual gauge regulator. I run one of these with no problems. I don't use a needle valve - I opted for a Dwyer flowmeter instead.

 

[old salty]

Javajaws,

My eyes popped out of my head when I first clicked on that site.

"Designed for use in incubators"

I work in a hospital, and the incubators I come across are for infants. For a split second, I was stuck on "CO2 use for incubators? Why on Earth would anyone use CO2 in an incubator??"

DUH!!! Our research building has hundreds of incubators which utilize CO2. That really is a nice one, good find!!

 

[javajaws]

OK...educate me....what do you incubate with CO2? I never really wondered about it until now!

 

[old salty]

Usually, in a laboratory incubator, CO2 is set to 5% in order to accelerate the growth of things such as fungii and other stuff. My knowledge is rather limited as I repair the incubators, I don't grow stuff in them (what they do grow usually stinks really bad!!)