[Wet Thumb Forum]-JBJ CO2 regulator

[ekim]

Hi everyone,
I won a JBJ CO2 regulator w/ solenoid & bubble counter/check valve,
anyway I have been running my current CO2 regulator (from a brewery shop)
for 2-3 years now without any problems.
I run it 24/7. I also use a 3 way manifold to run multiple tanks.

I think I want to try this one out, but don't want to mess up my tanks/fish,
never used a solenoid before!

Anyway, has anyone switched from no solenoid to w/solenoid?
Do you like it better?
How did your CO2 reading change?
Should I double my bubble count now that the CO2 will only be on half of the time?

[ekim]

Hi everyone,
I won a JBJ CO2 regulator w/ solenoid & bubble counter/check valve,
anyway I have been running my current CO2 regulator (from a brewery shop)
for 2-3 years now without any problems.
I run it 24/7. I also use a 3 way manifold to run multiple tanks.

I think I want to try this one out, but don't want to mess up my tanks/fish,
never used a solenoid before!

Anyway, has anyone switched from no solenoid to w/solenoid?
Do you like it better?
How did your CO2 reading change?
Should I double my bubble count now that the CO2 will only be on half of the time?

[George Willms]

Mike, I would just keep doing what you've been doing and sell the new regulator. But, if you really want to use it, you don't have to use the solenoid. It's only an otpion. You'd just have to plug it in.