Submitted by: Marc Dezii
ADSO – Adventure Aquarium
The Problem:
Tank valve caps are an industry-standard piece of equipment, commonly used to protect the tank valve and o-ring from abuse, and also to differentiate between full and used tanks. Unfortunately, they are also a relatively flimsy item, prone to splitting or tearing and falling off of the tank. This can lead to divers incorrectly assuming a full tank has already been used and needlessly returning it to the fill station, or even worse having to retrieve a loose tank cap from the bottom of an exhibit.
The Solution:
Most aquariums have a ton of extra tubing or garden hose laying around, often too worn to be useful for anything but saved for some mystical future project. Proper gauge (usually 1 ¼”) sections of hose can be cut into small pieces and used to make a great in-house alternative to commercially available tank valve caps. These DIY valve caps are sustainable, virtually indestructible, and best of all free.
These DIY valve caps are sustainable, virtually indestructible, and best of all, free.
