Recently, I bought an Azoo CO2 regulator. If you're looking for another option, rather than opting for the JBJ and Milwaukee instruments (I have one of each), then you might consider the Azoo model.
The Azoo model is made in Taiwan by Taikong Corp. www.azoo.com.tw
The materials and construction quality is good, of an equal standing with Milwaukee and JBJ. It is a simple, well-designed instrument.
The Azoo model fits my needs well because it does not come with a bubble counter.
The cabinet on which that particlular aquarium rests, the tank the Azoo regulator services, is low, beside the dining room table, so that we can see the aquarium morning, noon and night when we sit down to eat. The dining room, next to the kitchen, is often the most used room of a dwelling and it is nice to have an aquarium in the place one spends most time.
Most 'regulator-bubble counter-needle valve' combinations have the bubble counter chamber above the regulator, which adds about 10cm to the overall height of CO2 cylinder and regulator. In this case, the extra height would not fit into the cabinet without alterations being made either to the woodwork or to how the regulator fits - perhaps by adding a 'remote CO2 hose' from cylinder to regulator, available from on-line shops. Anyway, the Azoo solves that problem by omitting the bubble counter. I run CO2 into an Eheim cannister and can see and time the bubbles in the filter hose. The bubble counter is not a lot of use to me.
The Azoo regulator comes with a 'blow-off valve,' a fine needle valve (more sensitive than the Milwaukee and does not wander), a solenoid valve, and dual guages. Here are a couple of photos of it in action.
Andrew Cribb
The Azoo model is made in Taiwan by Taikong Corp. www.azoo.com.tw
The materials and construction quality is good, of an equal standing with Milwaukee and JBJ. It is a simple, well-designed instrument.
The Azoo model fits my needs well because it does not come with a bubble counter.
The cabinet on which that particlular aquarium rests, the tank the Azoo regulator services, is low, beside the dining room table, so that we can see the aquarium morning, noon and night when we sit down to eat. The dining room, next to the kitchen, is often the most used room of a dwelling and it is nice to have an aquarium in the place one spends most time.
Most 'regulator-bubble counter-needle valve' combinations have the bubble counter chamber above the regulator, which adds about 10cm to the overall height of CO2 cylinder and regulator. In this case, the extra height would not fit into the cabinet without alterations being made either to the woodwork or to how the regulator fits - perhaps by adding a 'remote CO2 hose' from cylinder to regulator, available from on-line shops. Anyway, the Azoo solves that problem by omitting the bubble counter. I run CO2 into an Eheim cannister and can see and time the bubbles in the filter hose. The bubble counter is not a lot of use to me.
The Azoo regulator comes with a 'blow-off valve,' a fine needle valve (more sensitive than the Milwaukee and does not wander), a solenoid valve, and dual guages. Here are a couple of photos of it in action.
Andrew Cribb