Can I use regular air line tubing for supplying CO2 to my tank or does it require a better quality tubing?
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Tubing for CO2
- Thread starter trevor30
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I would use clippard tubing., Airline tubing allows some leakage. It is not impermeable or rigid enough.
you can use wir line tubing however, that tubing is subjrect to erosion from the CO2. better to buy the silicone tubing made for CO2. they stock it at petsmart and it isn't much more than reg tubing.
actually ive heard taht silicons leak the most when it comes to co2....
but i use pressurized co2 so what the heck.
ive got enough gas to waste
but i use pressurized co2 so what the heck.
ive got enough gas to waste
I just got this from the same guy I got my red sea bubble counter and red sea 500 reactor from.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-4-inch-OD-by-...yZ117435QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
he has some even better tubing if your up for paying the price on it, but if I had that much money I would be using pressurized lol.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-4-inch-OD-by-...yZ117435QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
he has some even better tubing if your up for paying the price on it, but if I had that much money I would be using pressurized lol.
misopeenut said:actually ive heard taht silicons leak the most when it comes to co2....
but i use pressurized co2 so what the heck.
ive got enough gas to waste
lol, silicone tubing leaks 5-12% per foot. 3 feet of it, and you've wasted almost 40% of your CO2 to nothing.
Get Tygon tubing. It's CO2 permeability is quite low, actually.
you can also get tubing from from http://www.mcmaster.com/ at a very reasonable price.!
I use this for water cooling in my computer only 7/16th ID . Look for (PVC tubing) -Masterkleer tubing.
I did not check the diameters of their tubing available....
Tygon is too expensive and pretty similar you can get it there as well but it is more expensive and more porous but a bit more flexable (good for tight bends inside a computer case) lol.
I use this for water cooling in my computer only 7/16th ID . Look for (PVC tubing) -Masterkleer tubing.
I did not check the diameters of their tubing available....
Tygon is too expensive and pretty similar you can get it there as well but it is more expensive and more porous but a bit more flexable (good for tight bends inside a computer case) lol.
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I got a lot of my plants and my CO2 tubing from www.freshwww.freshwateraquariumplants.com
The CO2 tubing is black and supposed to be good stuff. He sells it for $.99/ft. I'm running pressurized on a 110g, so who knows if I am losing any through the tube or not?
The CO2 tubing is black and supposed to be good stuff. He sells it for $.99/ft. I'm running pressurized on a 110g, so who knows if I am losing any through the tube or not?
Anyone know if polyethelyne tubing is ok? I had some extra from some other projects (tubbing from lowes), its vey rigid and heavy duty so I figured it would work. Not easy to work with though since its rigid. Cant remember off hand if its hdpe or ldpe.