Hello all, My name is Matt and Im fairly new to this orginazation but it
is a pleasure to find and be a part of it. I'm having a problem with my
newly set up pressurized co2 system. A few weeks ago I ordered a AZOO
pressure regulator with magnetic valve, and needle valve. After it arrived
I went to a local welding supply house and picked up a 5 lb. co2 tank went
home and set it all up. I adjusted the co2 flow to the desired amount and
all seemed to be working great and continued to work so for about a week
or so.
Any way about a week later i was observing things and noticed that
the amount of pearling in the aquarium had decreased so i checked over
some things to find out that the problem appeared to be that less co2 was
being released from the regulator. So i checked things out there were no
leaks, my check valve on the air line tubing is working fine but still for
some reason a lesser amount of gas being released.
Not knowing what the problem could be i adjusted the needle valve
opening it a bit more to get the desired bubble flow (around 3 bubbles a
second or so) and it continued to work fine for the rest of the day. At
night the lights shut off and so does the timer for the co2 valve, and in
the morning it comes back on with the lights. So i figured I better check
things out to make sure it was still working properly only to find that
the flow rate had slowed down again to almost nothing.... maybe about 1
bubble about ever 5 to 10 seconds. Not my desired level. Baffled by what
appeared to be happening over night I checked ever thing over again
looking for leaks making sure all was hook up tightly with still the slow
flow I went ahead and opened the needle valve further back to the desired
flow rate and once again things worked fine for the rest of the day. at
night everything shut off, and in the morning when it all came back on I
checked things out to see what was going on.... with the same result as
the day before.... for some unknown reason the flow rate has slowed to
almost nothing at all. I cant figure out what would be causing this? has
anyone else ever had any problems similar to this? or have any idea at all
what could be causing this strang decrease in my flow rate after the
magnetic valve shuts off and then comes back on in the morning?
From what I under stand I should be able to set the needle valve to a
desired rate of flow, and every time that the magnetic valve opens again
it should resum at that flow rate making it all fine to be left alone
every day until the tank needs refilled..... and I cant figure out why
things would be acting in the way that they are..... Any help at all that
could be offered would be GREATLY appriciated..... I am fianally getting
things with this aquarium to a point that I am really pleased with it
all.... but this has been testing and rather frustrating to say the
least.... espically after spending a very nice sized piece of change on
this equipment to get the desired co2 levels i wanted in my tank with out
having to do daily maintance to achive it..... thanks a lot for any help
you can all give me!
Sincerely,
Matt Scarnecchia
Youngstown, Ohio
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