Fluval 88g pressure level

[hotweldfire]

Hi All,

I'm considering buying aquasabi's glass inline diffuser and they tell me that it needs just over 1 bar to run. Thing is that I'm using this Fluval 88g nano co2 kit and have no idea what pressure it puts out (documentation don't say).

Anyone know?

[I am aware I should stop using this money pit and switch to an FE but space limitations preclude that]

Cheers
Sajid

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Sajid, I looked but could not find any info on pressure for this set up. If space is limited try a soda stream kit will work out cheaper than the 88g Fluval in the long run

http://www.co2art.co.uk/collections...uarium-co2-system-for-planted-tank-up-to-500l

 

[Greenfinger2]

Ho You could buy the soda stream adapter and regulator only and cut down the cost . This will run a glass diffuser/ One thing do not turn the pressure up on the whole system as a sudden large change of pressure can crack inline diffuser's 🙁

 

[hotweldfire]

Thanks for the response. The space is extremely limited - 27cm to be precise. Do you know if a sodastream will fit?

2016-07-14 09.24.53 by hotweldfire, on Flickr

Same issue applies to the filter, but I will put a separate post on the appropriate forum about that.

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Sorry for the late reply been away on holiday 🙂


Sadly no the sodastream will not fit in that space 🙁 That's a very small space 😱

 

[ian_m]

Why can't you run the CO2 sodastream (or 2Kg FE) on its side, or angled up ?

People will bang on with "no you can't" you will get liquid CO2 in the regulator and all die etc. But I ran my 2Kg on its side, in a magazine rack, for months no issues. You are using CO2 at such a small rate that any liquid CO2 will have no chance of getting anywhere. Remember all FE's have a dip tube so liquid CO2 could easily get to the regulator if it wanted to with an FE standing upright.

 

[hotweldfire]

Well, that's a fair point. I have seen a few debates on here on that issue and have gone away with the view that this is a risky thing to do. I would be happy to hear other views on this. I am tempted to give it a go.

 

[tim]

If it were me 🙂 I would cut a section out of the shelf for the co2 canister to sit on the shelf below, you could even put the front section of the shelf on a hinge to slide canister in/out and still sit books in front.

 

[Aqua360]

Another option is to use the Fluval system, but get an adapter that lets it work on regular generic 88g cartridges, which are a LOT cheaper than Fluval own. Think I seen them on amazon