co2 refilling????

Hi, can anyone tell me where I can get my co2 fire extinguiser refilled, I live in north co Dublin? also anyone know a petshop that sells co2 proof tubing............

The tubing can be got in most shops that sell marine goods. Fish antics in Dun Laoghaire usually have it in stock.
You can get fire extinguisher refills from D+D. They are located just off the top of the ballymount road on the south side. If you look up niacks(spelling)they are down the lane beside them.

Cheers, thanks for your help

platty252 wrote:

If you look up niacks(spelling)they are down the lane beside them.

Noyeks;)

Got one of my drivers to do it in the coming week, apex on the naas rd I'm told.
Thanks for the advice though. By the way, as far as I've ever been told, extinguiser co2 is ok for aquariums. Correct.....................................................................?

Correct. Co2 from a fire extinguisher will do the job.

I contacted apex before and they wouldent refill a bottle for me or sell me a bottle.
They said i had to have an account with them.
Hopefully they have changed there mind.
D+D were they only one's i could find.

They did ask if it was one of their own containers first and when I told them that it was they said no problem, 30euro +vat. Can I ask you another question platty, I'm going to put the co2 hose into my external filter intake, instead of using a diffuser. Have you ever done that?

Has any body ever trid to use the CO2 thats supplied by BOC or air gas ?

@ Pauly.
I have tried feeding the Co2 in to the in-take of an external but found i wasnt getting a constant flow of Co2 in to the tank. Pockets would gather in the filter and release in bursts.
The Co2 needs to be a steady flow. Any fluctuations in Co2 can encourage algae to grow.
I am currently using a diffuser (which needs regular cleaning with bleach) just beneath the in-take. The fine mist of bubbles break down in the water more readily. I also have the flow set that the Co2 gets held in the tubing before it reaches the filter. This gives a longer contact time with the water.
But this method is not perfect. The next time i will use a DIY Co2 reactor.
I know zig on the forum use's one of these and might come along to tell you how his method works.

@ Paulm
The Co2 from BOC or air gas would be fine if they were prepared to sell refills to the public.
It was one of the staff at BOC that put me on to D+D.

Cheers platty252 thanks for your reply

paul

I think BOC will only refill cylinders that they rent to you for a monthly fee and all things considered it ain't cheap.

D&D for sure are the best option.

Im going to buy one of these reactors to see how they work, its an external CO2 reactor but you need a cannister filter to make it work. The CO2 goes directly into the reactor outside the tank and gets mixed/dissolved into the water and the filter returns it to the tank. It will definitely work but may be a bit noisey with the water and CO2 sloshing around, it might be pretty quiet, I will find out I guess;)

It works out a pretty ok price when the cheap dollar is factored in ~ about ¬28 inc postage.

It cost me 20 euro to make a DIY reactor and the one above is much neater all round.

cgi.ebay.com/Co2-Mixer-Large-Design-for-...ZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

It should do tanks up to about 300 hundred litres no problem, you increase or decrease your CO2 bubble rate from your regulator to get the right CO2 level, the flow of your filter will be a factor as well as to how efficient it is.

Any external reactor hooked up to a filter will slow down your filter flow rate, just something to consider.

Definitely consider the use of a drop checker if you are going to use CO2, its the only real way to know what your CO2 levels are in the tank, you use it in conjunction with a known calibrated KH solution, usually 4dkh.

The seller above sells drop checkers as well.

Like this one fron the same seller.

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4dkh solution you can get here

www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?main_...amp;products_id=1447

Its used in conjunction with a Ph testkit which most people will already have, I use an API Ph kit and that works with the 4dkh solution from the link above.

Pretty essential to use a dropchecker IMHO especialy for highlight tanks, for lowlight non CO2 tanks you do not need this.


Flippin heck, the size of the link:S I don't know how to make it smaller sorry about that