Co2 Tubing Is It Universal?

[chameleongeekgrl]

Sorry this is probably an extermely easy question to answer but I can't find the answer anywhere. Is co2 tubing preety much universal for all pressurized co2 contaners, regulaters and the ceramic diffusers?

The tubing I was going to order says it 1/4 inch tubing for RO & CO2 Systems (blue) But the other Co2 tubng I find doesn't have a measurment for it. Also is co2 tubing smaller than regular airline tubing?

I also got my Eheim themofilter 2126 in the mail and it is amazing! Thanks in advance

 

[martin_jones]

My LFS compared the CO2 tubing from a Nutrafin kit to the general pond airline (non-silicone, quite 'plasticky') and told me that they were identical.

I have made a DIY CO2 system using this pond airline and all seems to be working ok. (hopefully they are the same?)

HTH

Martin

 

[Bloo]

(hopefully they are the same?)

No they are not the same. Studies have been done (sorry can't remember where I read the results - probably on a couple of planted forums) on standard airline and CO2 tubing - and there is eventual loss when using standard airline.
Too many leading brand names manufacture special CO2 line for it to be a complete gimmick. ADA, JBL, Fishvet, Aquili etc.

 

[chameleongeekgrl]

Oh I knw that there was a diffrence between co2 and regular airline i was more curious to the sizing. Like would any co2 tubing fit my regulator and ceramic diffuser? The kind I was going to order is 1/4 inch wide and I was wondering if that sounded to small.

I was talking about the the airline tubing as in, is the co2 tubing about that size? Sorry if I was being confusing!

 

[Bloo]

To the very best of my knowledge, they are all a standard size

 

[chameleongeekgrl]

Thanks Bloooooo (so much fun to type and say)