CO2 regulator fail causing 6.2 PH in tank

[vaporize]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

It took over a month for me to receive my package and they did not reply to any of my emails or answering machine messages.
The regulator seizes up several times each year (somewhere inside the unit before the solenoid) forcing me to dismantle and fiddle with it before it starts working again. Twice this has happened while I've been out of town...
I've never been able to get it to maintain a steady flow.

Thanks for this comment, so it basically shows that it is not any better than any other regulator, still have those stuck on/off issues et al.

Not worth to pay $200

[waynemah]

I took my regulator and bottle to OxyPro to have it checked out... I can't say enough good things about them, honestly amazing. They sent me to the tech to have the regulator looked at, I had a faulty seal which he diagnosed and replaced on the spot. He then went to check over the rest of the unit and replaced anything that seemed worn. During the test he found a bad gague which he replaced with a medical unit ($17).

If anyone runs into an issue with a bad regulator or even wanted it serviced, I would reccomend these people 100%.

[tang daddy]

Ive heard the same story with milwakee regulators failing, but mostly on planted tanks where they would do exactly like you described, dump co2....

While dual stage regs are the cream of the crop they are also very pricey, I would go for something inbetween like this tunze....

looks reliable.

http://www.marinedepot.com/Tunze_Pre...FICORE-vi.html

[waynemah]

This dumped out of the safety valve and filled the sump area with CO2, I'm thinking the skimmer pulled in the CO2 and mixed it in. The rebuilt unit is in the exact same place and working fine now... I guess we will see what happens.

[Werbo]

Anyone have any feedback on the quality of the reefgeek CO2 regulator?

http://www.reefgeek.com/equipment/CO...y_Reef_Fanatic

[paddyob]

Sorry... but just curious...

I have never used anything like a CO2 regulator... so really not sure the purpose of adding one.

And my ph is always fine.

SO I guess, the question I am wondering, is there something else in your tank that is directly related to the CO2 regulator and due to malfunction drops your ph?

I keep a simple reef, so I never have these technical headaches I see others having.

Good luck.

[waynemah]

The CO2 regulator is attached to the calcium reactor which breaks down the media in the reactor. This then adds calcium to the tank.

There is no CO2 added to the tank itself. In my case, the safety valve dumped all CO2 into the sump area where it mixed with the water and brought the PH down.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by waynemah

The CO2 regulator is attached to the calcium reactor which breaks down the media in the reactor. This then adds calcium to the tank.

There is no CO2 added to the tank itself. In my case, the safety valve dumped all CO2 into the sump area where it mixed with the water and brought the PH down.

Ah I see. Thanks for that!