CO2 splitting

halak · Post by **halak** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:17 am

I am trying to install a CO2 splitter. Am I right to assume that I will have to remove part of the regulator and then screw on the splitter (see pic)? Also, would the splitter be in the right position so that the bubble counters would be sitting on top?

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:36 am

That looks right to me Viktor. You might also be able to twist the solenoid 90 degrees so it's not in the way. You just have to tighten the manifold so it sits upright and is still snug.

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:32 am

Can I chime in and say that these are lousy systems? Anyways, yeah, what Aaron said, you will have to put in the effort to make sure the bubble counters are upright and it will work. You got the stove installed correctly so this should be a piece of cake.

Post by **krisw** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:39 am

Sean, this 3-way manifold has worked for me, but I assume you say they're lousy because you prefer having a needle-valve at each aquarium, instead of having all of them at the CO2 tank, right?

Viktor, it doesn't have to be 100% vertical for the bubble counters, as I'd worry more about it being tight and leak-free, verses having the bubble-counters be off by 30 degrees. Of course, this is assuming that you're attaching the bubble counters directly to the needle valves on the manifold. If you're just attaching tubing, and putting bubble counters inline then you can rotate the manifold any which way. (The bubble counters that fit these needle valves can be made to run inline with a hose barb and check valve attached to the bottom.)

jcali10 · Post by **jcali10** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:59 am

Viktor, it appears you have a jbj regulator; I was wondering what size
the threads are on your splitter. Are they 10/32 inch threads? I also have a jbj
and I am considering getting a splitter also.

Also, the Jordanella Floridae appears to be doing well in my 20 Gallon.

halak · Post by **halak** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:00 pm

I just got the splitter installed. The original part was on it very tightly, so I had to go to my piano shop to get the job done. Yes, Joe, it is a JBJ, and the splitter fits it perfectly (I got it from http://co2-canisters.com/index1.html). I don't know what size the threads are.

Sonny Disposition · Post by **Sonny Disposition** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:43 pm

OK. Can someone explain to the less carbon knowledgeable why it's called a C02 splitter? It's not breaking the C02 molecule down into carbon and oxygen, is it?

eleontie · Post by **eleontie** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:46 pm

No

, we leave that to photosynthesis.

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:47 pm

It splits the CO2 line into three lines.

Sonny Disposition · Post by **Sonny Disposition** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:35 pm

Thank you.

CO2 splitting

CO2 splitting

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