AQUATEK SplitPro CO2 Splitter for Solenoid Regulator (3 Way)

Made the jump to an injected aquarium. The center release valve was leaking after a soapy water test. Disconnected it, wrapped it up with pipe threading tape and tightened it back down. No worries and not a big issue. This is connected to my Aquatek mini regulator. I'm currently using two of the threads, each going to ten gallon tanks via a bubble counter and individual diffusers. So far so good and I'm very pleased with my purchase.

I had such good success with using CO2, I decided to add it to other tanks I currently have nearby. The splitter seemed the perfect option rather than buying individual units for each tank, and up to now, I have been very pleases with Aquatek products. The splitter arrived ahead of the scheduled date, always a pleasant surprise, and was as advertised.However, after setting it up, there are two things about it that I did not like:1) First and foremost, the fitting at the end of the pipe where you attach the splitter to the regulator is a female fitting and so is the fitting on the regulator! No male to male connector is supplied, I had to purchase one from a local hardware store. Aquatek uses nice beveled fittings to get a good seal and I could not find any connectors with this bevel from local suppliers. So, why doesn't Aquatek either: a) have the connecting pipe terminate in a male coupler, or; b) supply the necessary connector?2) Second, why is the connector pipe even necessary? With a male coupler, the hexagonal piece where the supply valves are located would fit very nicely and snugly to the regulator with plenty of room to manipulate the valves. I tried to remove the pipe but even with a vise and heavy crescent wrench I could not get it to budge and I was actually damaging the brass, so I gave up and used it as supplied. The valves and brass hexagon are heavy and when attached are so far from the regulator as to cause the whole regulator assembly to tilt down until the valves are resting against the top of the CO2 tank. To me, it is common sense to provide the connector pipe as a separate piece (or not at all, thus saving costs) which can be attached or not as the buyer sees fit.The unit itself woks just fine, but these manufacturing oversights and inconveniences lead me to rate this with only 3 stars.

This item is okay, it does the job. But the long tube split after being tightened when it was leaking.

Works pretty well. It doesn't have the best needle valve adjustment but it wasn't a crappy one either.I would recommend this for those who want a turn-key solution instead of going to the hardware store and making sure everything is leak-proof.

Since I first purchased the splitter it has been leaking since day one from the main, long stem that connects to the regulator. It came to a point where I tightened it too much and the stem actually tore and broke. The only usable solution is to remove the stem and connect the splitter to your output from your regulator. I haven't had any co2 leaks since this has been done and adjustments have to be done daily to get the proper gas flow.

Impossible to adjust the Aquatek regulator when using this.