CO2 Supply

for Chalk Reactors and CO2 injection method

Content:  

Which unit needs a CO2 supply?

What from a CO2 supply consists of?

Pressure tanks

CO2 accessories

Related Information:

Leaflet (printable version)

Methods for rising calcium and hydrogen carbonate in sea water

 

Related Products:

AquaCare Turbo Chalk Reactor

CO2 Reactor COR

Night shut down for conventional chalk reactors, 
magnesium reactors and CO2 reactors

 

 

Witch units needs a CO2 supply?
All units in that calcareous material should be dissolved need a CO2 supply. In the sea water range e.g. the Turbo Chalk Reactor, conventional chalk reactors and the AquaCare magnesium reactor must be connected with a carbon dioxide supply. In the fresh water range the carbon dioxide reactor COR and all other CO2 fertilize units needs carbon dioxide. In the tap water treatment range a mineral or calcite filter can be connected with CO2 to increase the harden up capacity.

 

What from a CO2 supply consists of?

Only very small aquaria can be provided with fermenting units or low pressure tanks. Normal aquaria or show size aquaria need a professional carbon dioxide supply. 

The optimum CO2 supply consists of a pressure tank, pressure relief valve with needle valve and check valve. 

The pressure tanks of AquaCare has different sizes from 2 to 15 kg, some of them can be delivered in different diameters and headroom. For best adjusting the AquaCare pressure relief valve consists of two pressure gauges – one of the tank pressure, one for the operation pressure – a relief valve with big wheel and a high precision needle valve.

To prevent the pressure tank and the fittings against back flowing water a high quality check valve should be used. A second safety stage can be mounted very easily. After the check valve the pressure tube should be laid about one meter over the aquarium and then back to the CO2 consuming unit. This safety loop prevents back flowing water even if the check valve is not in order. Be sure to use only check valves suitable for CO2 – valves for air are not useable because the have any counter-pressure.

 

CO2 Pressure Tanks
d=diameter; h=height

 order number  
2 kg with cage, d = 114 mm, h = 500mm 320-020  
3 kg with cap, d = 114 mm, h =  320-030  
6 kg with cap, d = 114 mm, h =  320-060  
6 kg with cap, d = 140 mm, h = 770 320-061  
10 kg with cap, d = 140 mm, h = 1230 mm 320-100  
10 kg with cap, d = 204 mm, h =  320-101  
13,5 kg with cap, d = 204 mm, h = 970 mm 320-130  

CO2 Accessories

    
Pressure relief valve with two pressure gauges and needle valve with 6mm push fit fittings 321-000
Seal for pressure relief valve 321-001  
CO2 check valve with 6mm connectors (not suitable for air!), 
high quality!		 321-002
solenoids (overview)