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03-21-2004, 05:49 AM
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Problems connecting 20lbs CO2 Tank to regulator... help?
Does anybody else use a 20lbs C02 tank? (I'm setting up a retrofitted fluval filter as a calcium reactor)
I purchased from saltwater connection a while ago.. but just getting around to connecting now... problem is the regulator vwont/cant screw onto the tank because of the protective tank cowling/handle ... do extensions exist?.. do I need to purchase a hose? what has worked out well? any input appreciated! 
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03-21-2004, 06:06 AM
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I had to find an odd angle to hold the cowling thing at but I was able to get the threads to catch, once they started it was just a matter of tightening it.
I was ready to hacksaw that thing off. I don't know if that's a really bad idea ... an extension would be better. Good luck, maybe try a few more times before giving up. It was a chore but I did in the end get the regulator on.
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-- Tony My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee!
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03-21-2004, 07:11 AM
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I have the same tank as Tony which we both got from the same place as you. If your using a SWC regulator it WILL fit. We both got ours on.
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No matter what the morrow brings, inventors keep inventing things. ----------------------------------- Jonathan ----------------------------------- www.cakerybakery.ca
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03-22-2004, 04:43 AM
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It fits! Calcium reactor working nicely
Thanks Tony/Jon.. gave it another try this morning.. and although tight.. it fits!
The reactor is working nicely... will give it a few days to work in.. still playing with the fine adjustments and working towards a 1bbl/sec bubble count... seems to move around abit. cheers, John
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