In Desperate Need For A Regulator

[Andeekaii]

My Azoo regulator solenoid decided to break today. Its stuck in the off position and i cant take it off the regulator because it seems to be glued on.
I was wondering if anyone has a regulator i could borrow for a few weeks until i get a replacement (from china). Anything will do, I guess, as long as it can have co2 tube attached to it. I'll happily pay postage and return postage!
I dont mind sending a deposit through paypal to prove i wont rob it/break it etc.

I only finished planting it a few days ago (the HC took 7 hours)! And now i will probably lose most of the £50 of plants i have because a lot of them are co2 dependent e.g blyxa japonica.

I'm absolutely gutted, its taken me 2 months to get it all setup and within 2 days of being finished, its on its way to failure!
I hope somebody can help.

Heres a picture of the tank incase you're wondering.

Andy

 

[PaBucsFan]

Wow, your tank looks incredible and I wish I could help keep it running. I hope you get a regulator in time!

 

[Andeekaii]

Lol thanks It isn't anything like what i want at the moment, this is just after planting, it needs to grow out first and it should look a lot better. The carpet plants will cover the floor and the other plants will get bushier, and the moss will cover the wood.

BUT NOT IF I DONT GET A REGULATOR IN TIME

 

[JoshuaA]

You could always try set up one of those pop bottle systems using yeast and hope the plants make it through with that in the mean time.

 

[Andeekaii]

After my last experience with DIY co2 I think i'll pass
I set one up before i went away for a week, and come back to a completely green tank, and i mean green. You couldn't see through the glass, at all, anywhere lol.

I think that will be my last resort though if i cant get one sorted in a few days!
Now where did i put that sugar..

 

[JoshuaA]

Hopefully not in your tea... sugar does not belong there!

Good luck with what ever route you take looks like a beautiful tank though even though you've only just started seeding the carpeting.

 

[Andeekaii]

Thanks Somebody must have one

 

[JoshuaA]

Any luck yet or an ETA from china yet?

 

[Andeekaii]

Nope. They asked me to send some pictures and haven't got back to me yet. Im hoping for a reply tomorrow.
At the moment ive got a diy setup. Its keeping my drop checker green (although not as lime green as it should be).

The plants are doing fine for now though

 

[JoshuaA]

Well good luck with the DIY setup

From my experiences with chinese businesses you can ask them to do something in their face and they say they will do. 30 minutes later they haven't bothered and have hoped you've walked off, they love procrastinating. I lived there for 3 months and it used to drive me insane, it seems to be their mentality towards things however they are amazingly adaptive though! Your best bet is to nag them constantly and I mean e-mail them every day if not twice a day asking for a response or an update eventually they will kick it up a gear and sort it out.