How useful is a helium tank for CTB?

[abeing1357]

What kind of helium tank do I need to buy? Is this one worth it or not? If not, please recommend what tank I should buy.

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Is a helium tank useful or not?

 

[RazzleDazzle]

My understanding is that it's hard to get pure helium now, and the amount of oxygen in the mix makes it ineffective for the inert gas exit bag method.

 

[coralreefer]

the tank listed is 80/20 helium/air, it might not be a viable method

 

[DeathSweetDeath]

What kind of helium tank do I need to buy? Is this one worth it or not? If not, please recommend what tank I should buy.

9.5" Medium Helium Balloon Kit: Balloon Time Multicolor Steel Tank for All Occasions

Read reviews and buy 9.5" Medium Helium Balloon Kit: Balloon Time Multicolor Steel Tank for All Occasions at Target. Choose from contactless Same Day Delivery, Drive Up and more.

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Is a helium tank useful or not?

Not the least bit useful.
If you want to CTB with inert gas, every last detail is explained in the inert gas + exit bag megathread… and that's located in the suicide resource compilation. The src has a megathread on every viable method. That's the last of the pinned threads on the main page of this part of the site. It's essential reading for anyone who wants to CTB or be able to participate in convos about methods here in any meaningful way. This should be the first thing every member does after joining.

My understanding is that it's hard to get pure helium now, and the amount of oxygen in the mix makes it ineffective for the inert gas exit bag method.

It's not hard to get. Pure helium can still be found where pure inert gasses are sold.

 

[RazzleDazzle]

It's not hard to get. Pure helium can still be found where pure inert gasses are sold.

I didn't know that. Is there a justifiable use for buying it at a retail level, do you know? I know that nitrogen is used for welding, home brewing, and aquarium use, so there are non-ctb related reasons for a retail (nonindustrial) buyer to purchase it.

 

[DeathSweetDeath]

I didn't know that. Is there a justifiable use for buying it at a retail level, do you know? I know that nitrogen is used for welding, home brewing, and aquarium use, so there are non-ctb related reasons for a retail (nonindustrial) buyer to purchase it.

Helium is also used in welding, apparently, and in leak detection. However, nitrogen is cheaper, more abundant, and it's considered to be the gold standard to CTB.