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Title: Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping
Post by: scottr70 on February 08, 2015, 12:29:48 AM
Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping fish
Title: Re: Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping
Post by: cranialdisturbance on February 08, 2015, 05:29:45 AM
Harbor freight  and tractor supply both sell 20 cu. Ft. Cylinders and regulators. Once you own the tank you can take it to a gas supplier. They will usually swap your tank out for a filled one. Do not buy a medical o2 cylinder.
Title: Re: Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping
Post by: Ron on February 08, 2015, 06:42:19 AM
Do not buy a medical o2 cylinder.
Why is that?
Title: Re: Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping
Post by: GrizzlysDad on February 08, 2015, 06:47:06 AM
Do not buy a medical o2 cylinder.
Why is that?

You need a prescription to get them refilled.
Title: Re: Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping
Post by: cranialdisturbance on February 08, 2015, 01:56:42 PM
What he said and the fill adapter is different not allowing some places to fill it, even if they were willing to do so without  a prescription.  They are also an aluminum tank so they only have a 5 year hydro test and not 10 like steel.  You would own the medical unit and not be exchanging it so you would bear the costs of the new hydro test certification as well.
Title: Re: Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping
Post by: Marty on February 09, 2015, 08:22:13 AM
I bought my tank, along with the regulator, at Praxxair.  They also sell gases, so I can take my tank there to swap it out.
Title: Re: Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping
Post by: Mission Man on February 09, 2015, 11:09:57 PM
I just bought my 20 cu. ft tank at Airgas.  Have a regulator.  The bottle was $80, but can trade in for new bottle for $20 for Oxygen.
Title: Re: Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping
Post by: usk513 on February 11, 2015, 02:50:42 PM
Harbor freight always has 20% off coupons in the paper so you can get the tank & regulator pretty cheap.
Title: Re: Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping
Post by: Mastiffman on February 21, 2015, 05:47:04 PM
Does any one know a good place to get Oxygen tank for shipping fish

 Just go to your local Welding supply shop. They sell it all and just refill your tank. I get mine refilled for less $20