Budget Co2 cylinders

[swampy1972]

Hi all,

I'm trying to do a new setup on a pretty tight budget and after much searching I've come across these two items. The price stacks up favourably against many others I've seen for the same capacity.
Compliant with Aust safety standards etc. The Sydney item offers a pick-up swap service for metro' residents which would be handy for some of you.
Thoughts?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-6kg-CO2-Cyl...item335b6d9e95

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FULL-CARBON-D...item439e695fd4

[Tommo]

I know this is a few months old , but swampy have you bought a co2 bottle yet ?

[Hassles]

If you gonna' go the CO2 route you want / need absolute control so....you'll need first class regulators and needle valves etc

[Tommo]

yep agreed !

The good old ...... Milwaukee MA957 ,you can not beat it on price nor stability !

[swampy1972]

Yeah, sure have. The thing is solid as.
I'm yet to hook it all up as I'm still o'seas, but I did get to see it briefly during a quick visit home recently.
Has anyone used this reg? I'm considering it for the benefit of Aust' based warranty + I've heard several stories of the Milwaukee's solenoid ceasing up if left unused for a while.. true or rubbish, and is the Guppy's one any good?

http://www.guppysaquariumproducts.com.au/plant-care-c02-units-fertiliser-hardware/ista-c02-equipment/co2-controller/prod_1468.html

Tommo, I've sent you a PM re: Co2 bottle.

Swampy ;)

[Tommo]

Yeah, sure have. The thing is solid as.
I'm yet to hook it all up as I'm still o'seas, but I did get to see it briefly during a quick visit home recently.
Has anyone used this reg? I'm considering it for the benefit of Aust' based warranty + I've heard several stories of the Milwaukee's solenoid ceasing up if left unused for a while.. true or rubbish, and is the Guppy's one any good?

http://www.guppysaquariumproducts.com.au/plant-care-c02-units-fertiliser-hardware/ista-c02-equipment/co2-controller/prod_1468.html

Tommo, I've sent you a PM re: Co2 bottle.

Swampy ;)

Hey Swampy , i have a Airup co2 bottle 6.5 kg that i own :)
I hire a 10gk boc bottle :)

But i always have used Milwaukee co2 reg and sol , now my personal experiance only , having mine for 4 years i have never had a problem at all, and think they are sensational :)

I changed the bubble counter part to split it ,using the cheap overseas brand bubble counters ,and found i could not stop the leak , so i went back to the original bubble counter that came with the milwaukee and have had no further leaks nor problems !


Cheers

Andrew

[Tommo]

Thanks for the PM and PM sent back :)

If you are not keen on the Mil

Go for the
http://www.thereefshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=507&zenid=dd63403c29be4722855ee7e7ce648a29

But you need the sol as well which is an extra :( Well in all honesty if you want to turn your Co2 on/off