glosso like stem plant already. lolz

No new issue today?

stress puasa hahaha

I recently went and asked around for a pressurized Co2 system here in Kuala Terengganu.

The only LFS selling it does the exchange system, that means you don't get to refill your tank but you have to exchange an empty one for a full one, where it'll cost you RM45 for the 'refill' of a 2 kg tank.

And you start buy purchasing a manual regulator and a 2nd hand 2kg co2 tank for the price of RM200.

What I want to know is it worth it???

I have a 3L tank I am letting go at rm 250 and also a regulator (unmetered type - really basic type) for rm 30, that is rm 280 in total, if u think it is worthwhile, you can get it from me, refill in KL is rm 40 per 3L, you can ask fire extinguisher company to refill since rm 45 per 2L is very expensive.

If you want to, I can re-load it for you if you can arrange a pick up

This post has been edited by Monsterjin: Aug 12 2010, 04:34 PM

DO you have any second hand solenoid coz mu solenoid is leaking everywhere and it is beyond repair.. my tank main valve is also broken

If regulator no meter how to know its going to be empty??? Wait until bubble stop coming out ar???

Where are you located o??? I don't think can move it to Kuala Terengganu...

How do you locate fire extinguisher company??? I can't find any here...

there's something u need to understand. here's a pictorial diagram to aid my explanation:



if u look carefully. this is an elaborate version regulator. some are slightly simpler.
note that all the parts actually independent and can also be changed idependantly in the event of any malfunction.

things that are holding all the parts together are somply pneumatic fittings..

so, if only the solenoid valve is leaking, then u can actually change the solenoid valve only. that looks like this without the fittings:



u dun have to change the whole thing.. it's just matter of knwing where to look for the parts. maybe i can help.


But. if i'm the one who's mistaken and u knew all this already , then sorry la...

perhaps it can be useful to those who dun know it yet...

Oh, and also. u can always incorperate a solenoid valve with the simple gaugeless regulator to make it canggih. Again, u just need a separate solenoid valve and a few pneumatic fittings..

Want to introduce to you all my tank, which has just recently recovered from a very severe algae assult... So some of the plants aren't fully grown yet

This is the spec:
60cm x 37cm x 45cm
Black gravel as substrate
eheim 2213
JBL Ferrotab
JBL Ferropol 24
DIY co2 currently at 0.2bps
DIY 2 x 18 watt T8 Fluorescent lighting 12 hour
DIY 2 unit PC fan
Temperature 27-29

Plants:
Java moss
Spiky moss
Hygrophila polysperma
Asian Ambulia (Limnophila sessiliflora)
Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides)
Rotala wallichii (Rotala sp. 'wallichii')

Current inhabitant:
2 sterbai cories
4 otocinclus
25 RCS

This is low budget tank, hence all the DIY...


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well, expensive product have expensive feature vice versa for cheap products, hey rm 30 only and yes, you check it with the bubble count.

if you have friends in KL studying that will be easy then

@radver! quickly trim and replant! yes it may look nice and u susah susah grow it and hafto trim pulak, but the more u trim it, itll grow nicer..trim and replant till so bushy itll look good!

Michanz after buka come back and active already ^^ lol.

For PG kaki, I have a rare rotala in hand.

Rotala SP goais. let me know if interested. It doesn't come cheap so..

Drew

lolx any of you next time trim ur green rotala boleh kasi gua ka? hhihihihiih

ive seen at shops but only in display tanks.. dont think they selling..

any idea how much are they?

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Added on August 12, 2010, 9:32 pm feels good mang! stomach almost burst!

im looking for the rotala which grows up, and also grows to the side.. somehow it looks good.. dunno how to explain. looks like it has so many layers!

This post has been edited by michanz: Aug 12 2010, 09:32 PM

It's called trimming LOL!!

Google it and see for yourself what this rotala sp goais looks like.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myplants...a_sp_Goias.html

looks normal oni? hiihihihihi

I'm trimming... Last time algae a lot so threw a lot away already , and the red one just got it a month ago, so not many stems. Waiting for them to grow a bit more taller, then will trim and replant all at once

But seems like my tank hardly got any place left to plant them

I'm also waiting for the Hygrophila to grow taller and cover the leggy part, especially the rotala, cause the bottom part don't just get leggy, it becomes black also

Michanz, didnt see real plant before cannot judge it LOL

where to collect the rotalas? ugpm

This post has been edited by Monsterjin: Aug 13 2010, 07:32 AM

bro ask the lfs near ur place la bro for any contact where they refill their oxygen tank... because, these small gas refilling company's operate refilling larger tanks for industries.. all those MIG welding(CO2), TIG welding(Argon), Oxy(oxygen and acetylene). usually they will go to the company and just exchange the canister. similar to how we use house cooking gas canister.. but these are usually 25 L tanks..

or u can even go to a welding shop nearby and ask them where/who refill their gas..

but once u get their phone number and find their address, i'm sure they'll be able to refill it for u if u go there urself.. but inquire first..

Seem like the whole regulator got leaks.. do you have any source for the cheap solenoid regulator?