Wow. I just wrote out a whole thing then my keyboard went insane. 
Let's try it again.
Nice looking reactor, Mike.
sixfins, I think a lot of it depends on the media you use. If I had gone with ARM, I would have needed to plumb in a ball valve, but the Gen X is so heavy, it doesn't move with a mag2 pushing it. My first reactor was about the size you're thinking of, maybe a little taller - Marine Life Aquatics - and it came with an Eheim 1046. For that, I used ARM media.
I use a Milwaukee regulator and it came with a needle valve, solenoid and bubble counter. I bought it from this place â€"œ also got my co2 cylinder there. http://www.co2-canisters.com/ Good deals, I think.
As for the check valve, got those from Foster Smith. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=12097
Debbie
Let's try it again.
Nice looking reactor, Mike.
sixfins, I think a lot of it depends on the media you use. If I had gone with ARM, I would have needed to plumb in a ball valve, but the Gen X is so heavy, it doesn't move with a mag2 pushing it. My first reactor was about the size you're thinking of, maybe a little taller - Marine Life Aquatics - and it came with an Eheim 1046. For that, I used ARM media.
I use a Milwaukee regulator and it came with a needle valve, solenoid and bubble counter. I bought it from this place â€"œ also got my co2 cylinder there. http://www.co2-canisters.com/ Good deals, I think.
As for the check valve, got those from Foster Smith. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=12097
Debbie
