DIY CO2 -- Location of Check Valve

peterinwa · 01-13-2003, 04:57 PM

Should the check valve be near the tank or near the generator or doesn't it matter?

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tyler · 01-28-2003, 06:49 PM

mine is near my generator, but it shouldn't really matter.

GulfCoastAquarian · 01-28-2003, 09:29 PM

I suppose the closer the valve is to your tank, the less water might get siphoned out.

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GulfCoastAquarian ///M (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 3,555	I suppose the closer the valve is to your tank, the less water might get siphoned out. __________________ - Sam P - plantedtanker in limbo - all tanks currently in storage

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peterinwa Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 67	Should the check valve be near the tank or near the generator or doesn't it matter?

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tyler Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 32	mine is near my generator, but it shouldn't really matter.