Sharlotte Adams Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 What Co2 System would you recommend for a 55 gallon setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 What's your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharlotte Adams Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 12/15/2021 at 10:37 AM, Mmiller2001 said: What's your budget? Up to $250.00, would prefer the lower side. But also don’t want something that has to be changed out every couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 https://www.co2art.us/collections/complete-kits/products/pro-se-series-complete-aquarium-co2-system-with-in-tank-flux_-diffuser Or/ depends on your filter. https://www.co2art.us/collections/complete-kits/products/pro-se-series-complete-aquarium-co2-system-with-new-inline-co2-diffuser Tank prices vary. I'd look local to price ones. A 10lb tank will last quite a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumson Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Check out welding supply shops, fire extinguisher refillers, and hydroponic stores nearby. They often have CO2 tanks cheaper than aquarium stores. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua junky Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I've bought two diff regulators from co2 art and love them both. If you dont wanna spend the money I think NilocG has a set thats less than $150 that are popular too. But thats just the gauges you than have to buy the tubing, check valve and diffuser too so by the time your done your pushing $200 to $250. If you go with CO2 art they have complete packages for 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 If you don't mind doing a mini lab experiment about every 45 - 60 days this 4L co2 generator kit for $166 might be worth considering. I use this 2L for my 37 gallon and I recharge the ingredients about every 25 - 35 days. If I were to use one for a 55 gallon I would upgrade to the 4L above. I did a cost analysis and it's just under $6 for the raw ingredients for the 2L and $12 for the 4L. My only gripe with the one I have is the needle valve is a a bit touchy and I can only adjust +- 0.4-0.6 bubbles per second. Otherwise its solid build, no leaks and no gas dumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotTunaCartel Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 12/15/2021 at 1:52 PM, Bjorn said: If you don't mind doing a mini lab experiment about every 45 - 60 days this 4L co2 generator kit for $166 might be worth considering. I use this 2L for my 37 gallon and I recharge the ingredients about every 25 - 35 days. If I were to use one for a 55 gallon I would upgrade to the 4L above. I did a cost analysis and it's just under $6 for the raw ingredients for the 2L and $12 for the 4L. My only gripe with the one I have is the needle valve is a a bit touchy and I can only adjust +- 0.4-0.6 bubbles per second. Otherwise its solid build, no leaks and no gas dumps. I have a generator through another company but yes they work great especially for smaller tanks when you're just supplementing co2 and not running it to get a full point ph drop. Have recharged as well 5 times and have no dump as well, it just kinda stops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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