Urgh seriously.

rkpetersen · Apr 11, 2019

You probably already know this, but you have to be careful with compressed gas cylinders if you keep them in your house.
Keep them very well secured, optimally to a wall with straps.
If one falls over and the valve breaks off, it can become a rocket.

Hemmdog · Apr 11, 2019

rkpetersen said:
You probably already know this, but you have to be careful with compressed gas cylinders if you keep them in your house.
Keep them very well secured, optimally to a wall with straps.
If one falls over and the valve breaks off, it can become a rocket.

Lolol, oh great. Hahaha

rkpetersen · Apr 11, 2019

Hemmdog said:
Lolol, oh great. Hahaha

Obviously extremely unlikely to happen. But, it does happen.
One of many benefits of learning to scuba dive is respect for compressed gas cylinders.

Hemmdog · Apr 11, 2019

rkpetersen said:
Obviously extremely unlikely to happen. But, it does happen.
One of many benefits of learning to scuba dive is respect for compressed gas cylinders.

Very true lol. Naui adv diver myself :)

Fin · Apr 11, 2019

I used to get my cylinder refilled at a local fire safety place. I forget the exact price, but it was somewhere around $20 for a 5 pound bottle. My bottle was aluminum, like this one (don't remember where I got mine 12 years ago).

When I used to manage a local Pizza Hut, I had a large full C02 cylinder (4' tall) blow a relief valve at my back door (from the heat). Thankfully it stayed upright, but is sounded like a jet was coming in the back door. Scared the heck out of me. Don't really care for that to happen in my living room. :)

Sarah24! · Apr 12, 2019

Hello,

Oh lovely I do remember that about them but not that makes me nervous lol. I know I’m gonna come home from work and see one of my nephew’s banging on it with a ball ping hammer, it’s gonna snap and go right through my rough. My nephew will look at me and go look nasa finally launched a rocket.

What I have seen though is, wow they are not cheap and it’s almost 1,000 just for one my size. I’m not sure what’s cheaper the way I do it now, or get a calcium reactor. Then I have to dial it in which should not be too hard as long as both parameters are equal prior to me turning it on :)

Fin · Apr 12, 2019

Initial cost is the killer for a lot of folks. But beyond that, there is only the cost of consumables, which is media and c02. Both last months.

Sarah24! · Apr 12, 2019

Fin said:
Initial cost is the killer for a lot of folks. But beyond that, there is only the cost of consumables, which is media and c02. Both last months.

Hello,

In terms of this, and by the time I buy enough dosing pumps which would basically do the same thing, the costs are about the same. Most reactors that fit my water volume range between 450-600 roughly. Then there is the co2 canister and regulator and ph monitor and ph display. But the fact that it really can’t miss dose either or is positive. As where dosing pumps if one fails it could over dose or under dose.

With my tank consuming so much now which is 1.5 tablespoons and increasing, plus trace elements, plus nopox at a min of 16ml per day. Assuming the tank becomes even more stable with a calcium reactor may also help control nitrates as well since other beneficial bacteria will have more.

On a side note, does any one get that obnoxious feeling when you know you have a very long day ahead yet you can’t sleep lol. Yes I was mostly indoors yesterday because well it was just sooo windy and cold which I really dislike. Yet I wasn’t active really except for working on my tank some more and catching other parts back up. But even when I wasn’t lol I had those odd days where oh let’s whatch this movie and as I do, then I’m reading the news or watching my tank or who knows what. Then I get to a point in the movie and wait what happened again rewind lol.

dantimdad · Apr 12, 2019

rkpetersen said:
You probably already know this, but you have to be careful with compressed gas cylinders if you keep them in your house.
Keep them very well secured, optimally to a wall with straps.
If one falls over and the valve breaks off, it can become a rocket.

This was the case decades ago.

I work for a cylinder manufacturer. The odds of this actually happening are slim to none.

I have seen them tested for this and they literally have to smash them with a special machine to get the valves to crack off and they have safeties inside of them to prevent rapid release.

Yes, you should take care of your equipment, but, it's nothing to be afraid of like it used to be.

Just make sure you buy a US made cylinder so it's certified, the company meets OSHA, ISO and DOT standards. You may pay more, but, with non-certified stuff, you could potentially be putting a bomb in your house.

Sarah24! · Apr 12, 2019

dantimdad said:
This was the case decades ago.

I work for a cylinder manufacturer. The odds of this actually happening are slim to none.

I have seen them tested for this and they literally have to smash them with a special machine to get the valves to crack off and they have safeties inside of them to prevent rapid release.

Yes, you should take care of your equipment, but, it's nothing to be afraid of like it used to be.

Just make sure you buy a US made cylinder so it's certified, the company meets OSHA, ISO and DOT standards. You may pay more, but, with non-certified stuff, you could potentially be putting a bomb in your house.

Hello,

Lol sorry your post just reminds me of bugs bunny hitting dud bullets with a hammer and using live ones as a hammer. It’s when he is recruited into the army and sets the shell off that goes through the generals helmet lol. Then as a reward he gets to smack all the bullets with a hammer.

I definitely going to get a certified one but will also keep it kinda off limits but easy to swap out.

norfolkgarden · Apr 12, 2019

Darwin Award warning.

Do not Google
"Cylinder valve smashing"
in YouTube.

Bugs bunny would be proud.
:-/

dantimdad · Apr 12, 2019

Actually,let me try and find some videos of testing...

dantimdad · Apr 12, 2019

I am not allowed to post videos of the plant. I just took one to show the testing and got told NO!

:(

Hemmdog · Apr 12, 2019

dantimdad said:
I am not allowed to post videos of the plant. I just took one to show the testing and got told NO!

:(

Noooo :(

dantimdad · Apr 12, 2019

I really like my job so I will comply. :)

norfolkgarden · Apr 12, 2019

dantimdad said:
I really like my job so I will comply. :)

Best. :-)

some things are frowned upon.

Years ago we were close to getting camera phone privileges at one of the ship yards.
Then a nuke sailor took a selfie in his control room.
Took 2 more years after that before we could open carry.

Fin · Apr 12, 2019

dantimdad said:
This was the case decades ago.

I work for a cylinder manufacturer. The odds of this actually happening are slim to none.

I have seen them tested for this and they literally have to smash them with a special machine to get the valves to crack off and they have safeties inside of them to prevent rapid release.

Yes, you should take care of your equipment, but, it's nothing to be afraid of like it used to be.

Just make sure you buy a US made cylinder so it's certified, the company meets OSHA, ISO and DOT standards. You may pay more, but, with non-certified stuff, you could potentially be putting a bomb in your house.

Thanks for sharing that. Some peace of mind now. :-) The place that filled my old cylinder required that it be tested and certified every 5 years (I think that's the right period of time).

Sarah24! · Apr 12, 2019

Hello,

Yeah lol I don’t think I will get my co2 from norco medical that’s for sure. A small one is almost 900 so they sell them and the regulators and stuff I think at Marine depot but need to look more.

Wow so many responses lol I have to catch up :). When I was in my last year of school, we were doing basic ob gyn etc. one of the male students (we had patient volunteers and some were normal but anyway), when we did the rotations after an exam one of the students asked the patient out on a date. To say the least he errrr ceased to be a student lol he is pretty close to the Darwin Award.

But you definitely have to post the link of the video or share so I can watch it. Always need a good moment of I’m glad I am not that bad at some things.