Can I just shut off my CO2 canister at night?

veryzer · 12-23-2010, 03:51 AM

And where can I find these reducers? I was just on aquariumplants.com where I plan on buying the solenoid and they don't appear to stock them.

Darkblade48 · 12-23-2010, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by veryzer

Here's where my incompetance comes in. What does NPT stand for? Apart from that it sounds as if I need two reducers, both from 1/8 to 1/4". Correct?

NPT stands for National Pipe Thread, which is the standard in the US and Canada, I believe.

You will need two reducers, from 1/8 to 1/4", as you mentioned. You will have to figure out if you need a male/female nipple (but from what I can see, you will probably need a 1/4" male NPT to fit into the regulator, that goes to a 1/8" male so that it can go into a solenoid).

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Originally Posted by veryzer

And where can I find these reducers? I was just on aquariumplants.com where I plan on buying the solenoid and they don't appear to stock them.

You can find these at your local hardware store in the plumbing section.

veryzer · 01-19-2013, 04:19 AM

I was just going back in the vault and found this thread. I don't know if it's atypical for a regulator and plastic check valve to hold up for 15 years, but I can't say how pleased I am that they have.

I (and may of us) take this site for granted, but where would we be without it? Seriously, I wonder how the hobby has advanced in the past two decades because of the internet. My tank would be a mess of algae....end of reminiscence.

Darkblade48 · 01-19-2013, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by veryzer

I was just going back in the vault and found this thread. I don't know if it's atypical for a regulator and plastic check valve to hold up for 15 years, but I can't say how pleased I am that they have.

I (and may of us) take this site for granted, but where would we be without it? Seriously, I wonder how the hobby has advanced in the past two decades because of the internet. My tank would be a mess of algae....end of reminiscence.

A regulator holding up for 15 years is not unheard of.

A plastic check valve? Under constant use? Now that would be unusual.

This site is quite good, isn't it

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veryzer Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: IL Posts: 298	And where can I find these reducers? I was just on aquariumplants.com where I plan on buying the solenoid and they don't appear to stock them.

01-19-2013, 04:19 AM	#18
veryzer Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: IL Posts: 298	I was just going back in the vault and found this thread. I don't know if it's atypical for a regulator and plastic check valve to hold up for 15 years, but I can't say how pleased I am that they have. I (and may of us) take this site for granted, but where would we be without it? Seriously, I wonder how the hobby has advanced in the past two decades because of the internet. My tank would be a mess of algae....end of reminiscence.