Unboxing : Fluval 20G Co2 Kit

[mattyeatsmatts]

Fluval 20g CO2 Kit​

I will stress this before beginning, this is not a review. Just an unboxing for people to see the contents/dimensions. Maybe also a good indicator as to whether you want this kit?

When purchasing my Fluval Flora Kit it came with a pressurised CO2 kit, for the unit individually it is going for around £30 so to be included in a 30L Kit worth £90 was aceptable.

I mainly bought the kit for the Tank but a few extras are never turned down

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The material used is plastic, this is not glass.

Was surprised with this one, the diffusers are detachable. You could even stack them in 2+ times if you wanted.

Sorry for the transparent ruler

 

[fishprotector]

Looks the part. The only bit I am weary about is how long those little canisters will last on a 30 litre tank.

 

[KrazyKuhli]

Looks cool the canisters remind me of the Air rifle ones. might get them cheaper from a hunting shop.

 

[SO19Firearms]

Looks cool the canisters remind me of the Air rifle ones. might get them cheaper from a hunting shop.

I was thinking the same thing. Can you get them threaded for rifles? Mine are pierced.

 

[SO19Firearms]

kk, looks to be an 88g threaded CO2 canister, you'll want to match the number of threads to get the right one (I'll guess 11)
Replacements would be about £5 retail

 

[mattyeatsmatts]

Looks the part. The only bit I am weary about is how long those little canisters will last on a 30 litre tank.

Well I've heard from people that instead of filling the air chamber/s up every time they are low they will only do bursts of co2 every week. This seems to make them last.

 

[KrazyKuhli]

Just buy a Co2 fire extinguisher and it'll last years lol

 

[fishprotector]

Looks the part. The only bit I am weary about is how long those little canisters will last on a 30 litre tank.

Well I've heard from people that instead of filling the air chamber/s up every time they are low they will only do bursts of co2 every week. This seems to make them last.

My 30l is a heavily planted setup with 24w of T5 lighting. I think that I will need one fill per day minimum. The only thing that is putting me off the kit is the cost of replacement cylinders as I dont know how long one would last under these circumstances.

Just buy a Co2 fire extinguisher and it'll last years lol

Overkill on a 30l I imagine

 

[mattyeatsmatts]

I might give it a go sometime. I'll put up a review then

 

[fishprotector]

Please. I am currently dosing liquid carbon daily but thought that the kit would allow a more constant supply.

 

[Hoveringpie]

I would just like to add that I purchased one of these kits about 3 weeks ago. I use it in the edge 21l and I fill it up at 8 in the morning and it lasts till about 6 at night give or take a hour. I havnt had to replace the canister yet so it seems to last quite a while.

 

[micko]

I've one for sale if anyones interested.

 

[Joshwainwright]

I'd love a C02 system, I just don't want to be spending too much on canisters. In fact I need to research the fire extinguisher ones...

 

[Hoveringpie]

I can confirm at one dose per day the canisters last for one month

and my co2 is at a constant 10ppm