JBL PROFLORA CYLINDER 500M - UNIVERSAL 500GR rechargeable cylinder

Disposable or rechargeable CO2 cylinder?

There are 2 types of cylinders: disposable cylinders that are disposed of or recycled once exhausted and rechargeable cylinders that can be repeatedly recharged. Many zootechnical stores and gas suppliers can top up. If I had to live in a region where to top up is problematic, the disposable cylinder would be an alternative. If the situation for refills improves, you can change your disposable pressure reducer at any time in 2 minutes in a rechargeable pressure reducer by screwing the adapter (JBL Proflora CO2 ADAPT U-M). Sometimes the aquarists, which eg. They live on an island, they cannot transport full rechargeable cylinders with ferry or plane. In those cases sometimes disposable cylinders are allowed!

The cylinder measurement often depends on the cabinet in which the CO2 reserve cylinder is intended. A 500 g disposable cylinder is only 31 cm high (plus pressure reducer = 38 cm), a rechargeable cylinder of 500 g with pedestal measures 43 cm and a cylinder from 2000 g 45.5, cm. Basically a larger cylinder is advantageous, since it must be replaced or recharged more rarely.

TÜV approval of CO2 cylinders.

All CO2 rechargeable cylinders must be approved regularly from TÜV and ie every 10 years (at least in Germany). On the cylinder you will always find, even if sometimes unreadable, the date of the last TÜV approval and sometimes even the year of the next approval.

Spare CO2 cylinder for all CO2 plants. It provides the aquarium plants carbon dioxide, their main nutritire, thus preventing algae growth.

500g rechargeable CO2 cylinder (W21.8 x 1/14 thread), TÜV homologated. With safety valve.

It is not standing independently. Serves pedestal (JBL Proflora CO2 cylinder stand) or wall support (JBL Proflora CO2 Cylinder Wallmount).

Since the CO2 is under pressure, CO2 cylinders must be in a vertical position during exercise.