Bubbles per second?3-5 bps....
You would think so, but on regular presurized C02 systems a lot of people seem to be pushing the envelope fr maximum C02. For a little paintball canister thats a lot! And it still lasts you at least a month if not more! Thats great.Bubbles per second?
thats alot
I'm planning on ordering this regulator for my 15g in the next week or two. Just curious how long the turn around time and how these compare to the Red Sea?You would think so, but on regular presurized C02 systems a lot of people seem to be pushing the envelope fr maximum C02. For a little paintball canister thats a lot! And it still lasts you at least a month if not more! Thats great.
Two or three members of your Jersey plant club took one of my paintball regulators. I am waiting to hear some feedback from them.
Nice little regulator. Unfortunately it won't work without a needle value as the flow isn't really controllable with the on/off knob for me. I'm looking for 10-15 bpm for a 3g. (Other folks maybe able to do.) But still good bang for the buck on a paintball reg.Two or three members of your Jersey plant club took one of my paintball regulators. I am waiting to hear some feedback from them.
There's a 24 ounce cylinder at WalMart near me. That's 1.5 lbs. Not that the extra quarter pound changes your math in any meaningful way...Long term operating costs on paint ball cylinders are much higher than standard cylinders.
The largest common paint ball cylinder is the 20 ounce. That 1¼ lbs. If that lasts you a month on your system and runs $3 to fill then a 5 lb cylinder should last you 4 months minimum (bigger cylinders last longer than you think due to the physics of pressurized CO2, at least in my experience). So one has to look at how much a 5 lb cylinder costs to fill in your area.
Its not true for everyone. It can hold a very consistent bubble rate. Because of its small size, it does not have a great deal of pressure to cause drift. It does not have the fine tuning capability of a needle valve, however, you can EASILY hook up a inline needle valve. Why don't you do that Jens? Rex sells inline needle valves very CHEAP. I'm sure he would love to hook you up!Unfortunately it won't work without a needle value as the flow isn't really controllable with the on/off knob for me.
Thats not real easy to do even with a good needle valve. Getting a slow bubble rate consistent is much harder than a fast one.10-15 bpm for a 3g
That is the plan.Rex sells inline needle valves very CHEAP. I'm sure he would love to hook you up!
Well, i'm able to do so with the Hydor NRG CO2 kit. Unfortunately the cartridges run $20. Even with 3-5bpm the cartridge is empty in 8 weeks. But size is unmatched, the Hydor kit is half the size of the AB paintball reg using 88g paintball cartridges. In some instances size does matterThats not real easy to do even with a good needle valve. Getting a slow bubble rate consistent is much harder than a fast one.
From a business point, as a vendor, I would offer both. Options are always good to have. $100 is a pretty good deal. Only question would be how the quality will hold up....There is another modle I can get that is like the Red Sea. It has two gauges, a needle valve and a solenoid for aound a hundred bucks. Is that worth it? The low end one without the solenoid is 38 bucks plus ten bucks for a needle valve if you want it vs 100 dollars.
I thought Rex was selling a needle valve for ten bucks. Clippard is around ten. The link is in his signature. Last I checked, I presume its still there!BTW, where did you see a needle valve for $10????
I don't think admin is going to allow that. If you go to APC, you can find others who bought it and PM them if you wish.Let me or us know about the feedback here on this thread. Thanks, Eric.
Sorry Robert, but it wasn't me. A PM about it might have spared you that mistake.Sorry Mike, I know I am walking a line here. Deleting my entire signature was a little much though.
