calcium reactor regulator

[reef fish]

today i filled my co2 tank the regulator reads this is it me or it not filled right

 

[Newbie]

i looks like the gauge has pressure in it to me.

 

[kracer1025]

Your pressure looks correct to me. With a full bottle you should be just less than 1000 psi. It is actually reading just the vapor pressure. The bottle is filled by liquid weight not the vapor pressure.

 

[AZDesertRat]

CO2 is sold by weight not pressure. You get 5 lbs, 10 lbs etc.

 

[reef fish]

Ok I geuss b/c I had filled a long time ago and needle was higher

 

[AZDesertRat]

Set the bottle in the sunlight or warm it up like in summer months and the gas expands and gives you a higher reading. Its still just as full, only more vapor pressure. On my kegerator, I place the bottle inside where it is cold and the needle really drops, set it outside and it climbs.

 

[reef fish]

Ok thanks