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Best reg?

Has anyone used the aqua essentials dual gauge reg? It has the solenoid and needle valve all built in for £89.99. It's the one I am looking at getting as I don't know much about setting up a reg them adding solenoid and needle valve


Juwel rio 180
2 angels
2 Siamese flying foxes
3 yo yo loaches
4 Julii corys
10 guppys
1 German blue ram
 
Swagelok comes in both npt and bsp. It's well built stuff. Also you can buy npt-bsp adaptors so you can use any one you like. There's step up/down fittings out there so if you do manage to find a valve you like but it's the wrong size, a little bit of adapting and its good to go :) personally if I were to buy an all in one I'd got for the up aqua reg that they made to go with the atomisers. A158 I think?
 
No one sells dupla because it's over priced for what it is, I'd go for lunapet or a DIY dual stage these days, airing much more towards the dual stage, the most expensive fish are dead fish.
 
German and Dutch shops sell the Dupla stuff. Nice looking Reg for the price:

http://www.aquatechnic.com.sg/images/co2/80204_p.jpg

http://www.shop-meeresaquaristik.de/pro ... ts_id=9595

I'm not sure if I'm looking at the right one but the Lunapet looks like a simple single stage welding reg. Welding regs seem to work just fine but not in the same class as a dual stage reg like the 8500 series linked earlier.

All depends on how much you want to spend and how long you expect it to work for accurately.
Again, the OP did say "best reg, regardless of cost" :D
Best reg for the money is another thing and may well be the Lunapet!
 
Garuf, I have already mentioned I have a 25 year old Dupla reg that is working perfectly, I am also running a 7 year old model on one of my tanks that is nice looking and fully adjustable - not sure if I consider equipment that last that well as overpriced!
Here is my 7 year old Dupla ...
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Polyester said:
Just bought my full setup from http://www.us-aquaristikshop.com/
Very good quality and prices, fast delivery aswell.

Only in german, but google with translate is a good friend ; )

Check http://www.us-aquaristikshop.com/co2-druckminderer/
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Thanks for the info Polyester; and for pointing me in the right direction Alastair.

Has anyone tried this one and if so does it have a working pressure valve? http://www.us-aquaristikshop.com/co2-dr ... 7D2&type=N

Ideally I want to use it with an Up aqua inline atomizer.
 
Troi said:
Polyester said:
Just bought my full setup from http://www.us-aquaristikshop.com/
Very good quality and prices, fast delivery aswell.

Only in german, but google with translate is a good friend ; )

Check http://www.us-aquaristikshop.com/co2-druckminderer/
Click to expand...

Thanks for the info Polyester; and for pointing me in the right direction Alastair.

Has anyone tried this one and if so does it have a working pressure valve? http://www.us-aquaristikshop.com/co2-dr ... 7D2&type=N

Ideally I want to use it with an Up aqua inline atomizer.
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Looking at the diagram is say definitely yes as you can see the needle valve at the bottom then in the middle is the blue dial with a - and + which has to be working pressure as it can't be anything else


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Troi said:
Polyester said:
Just bought my full setup from http://www.us-aquaristikshop.com/
Very good quality and prices, fast delivery aswell.

Only in german, but google with translate is a good friend ; )

Check http://www.us-aquaristikshop.com/co2-druckminderer/
Click to expand...

Thanks for the info Polyester; and for pointing me in the right direction Alastair.

Has anyone tried this one and if so does it have a working pressure valve? http://www.us-aquaristikshop.com/co2-dr ... 7D2&type=N

Ideally I want to use it with an Up aqua inline atomizer.
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You can always email them and ask. Gabi speaks reasonably good English as does Harald, the owner :)
 
Looking at the diagram is say definitely yes as you can see the needle valve at the bottom then in the middle is the blue dial with a - and + which has to be working pressure as it can't be anything else
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Thanks Alistair, that's what I thought, and I have taken your advice Chris and emailed them, just to make sure.
 
I went for the Up-aqua A-165 from tankscape in the end http://www.tankscape.co.uk/co2-and-glas ... lve-(A-165) (bottom picture).

I tried to track down a Lunapet one, but no luck, and I emailed us-aquaristikshop about their reg and just got a reply in German telling me they didn't speak English, so I sent one back in German and didn't get a reply at all...didn't bode well for future customer service.

Whilst I was at it I ordered all the other stuff from tankscape as well, and with free delivery and a 10% discount voucher, the whole lot didn't work out that much dearer than Hong Kong/Taiwan eBay prices, but with the advantage of being a UK based company.

All I need is the FE, and I've found a local company, through eBay, that sells new 2kg FEs for £25.00, with CO2. I haven't asked yet but I should imagine re-fills will be cheaper than Hobbyfish.

As soon as it all arrives I'll set it up and see if I can get the hang of this C02 malarkey without asphyxiating my critters.
 
After reading the sage advice you lot have given to others for the best part of a year now, I am prepared...I think! If not, I'll be bugging you for more of the same :D
 
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