Those cool Al CO2 canisters

[mackeith]

Hi all,

Just started out this hobby and was looking around for CO2 canister and saw a cool Al CO2 cansiter set at NA. It comes in 0.5 to 1L set. Has anyone use it? was wondering is it any good? (the valve )

Besides NA, is there any place else that stock similiar sizes CO2 canisters?(<1L) looking for small one because of space constraints (my tank is around 1-1.5ft ).

thanks!

[uklau]

If you do not intend to use solenoid to control CO2 & have space constraint, that's a good choice. However, you may need to top up the CO2 tank more often if you are going for a high light tank. Take note that the cost of topping up CO2 is the same, regardless of the tank size.

[Jaws]

Must check hows the arrangement for topping up. NA normally do 1 to 1 swap for the tank. I have check with them on these tanks before and seems they do not always have stock for it.

[lEddyl]

i got a 1 litre tank. brand is "UP"
did a 1-to-1 exchange at NA once.
the soleniod is from dymax.

[vurbul]

If space is a constrain, the 1 ltr one is a good choice. Use it with a Dymax solenoid. It looks good. Its pricier than the normal black/ green tanks. Mine lasted about 3 months at 1-1.5 bps.