How can I output a certain gas from my gas reservoirs?

[dreizehnX]

Is there a way I can only output chlorine?
I am going to store it in my gas reservoirs and I want to fill a certain room with it so I can plant balm lilys.
I have tried to use a canister filler but my dupes did not use it - I think because they had no idea what I wanted.
Can I simply use a gas filter combined with a gas valve and a (high pressure) gas vent or is there a better way of doing this?

[Clonefarmer]

Yes, you can use a filter and vent to select the gas you want. I usually use a filter before the gas tanks so that each tank only has a single gas in it. That way when you empty them no filter or power is needed.

[fractalgem]

Canister fillers have to be repeatedly told to empty their contents by the player, who must then wait for a dupe to actually empty it.

They're an absolute PITA to use.

A gas filter and a gas vent are the way to go.

[dreizehnX]

Thank you.
Now that I think about it, it would have really been better to use one tank per gas.
Also thanks for the warning about the canisters. I'll avoid them.

edit: Main reason for my thoughts about the canisters were that I would not need to build pipes for every room but I guess some kind of automation is still better.

[fractalgem]

Also I'd us a regular vent instead of high pressure, less chance of accidentally flooding the asteroid with chlorine that way.

[dreizehnX]

Good point.

[PsiBorg6]

Do Gas Reservoirs act as pumps for their internal contents when you connect the outlet to a vent then? I always had trouble getting that to work if there was no working pump on the inlet...in other words, the Reservoir had to be part of a system of moving gas...

[Clonefarmer]

Originally posted by PsiBorg6:

Do Gas Reservoirs act as pumps for their internal contents when you connect the outlet to a vent then? I always had trouble getting that to work if there was no working pump on the inlet...in other words, the Reservoir had to be part of a system of moving gas...

They should empty out on their own when connected to a pipe and vent. Make sure the vent isn't over pressure and the lines are connected properly.

[GMC]

Originally posted by PsiBorg6:

Do Gas Reservoirs act as pumps for their internal contents when you connect the outlet to a vent then?

Yes. Output connections (green) always act as pumps.

Originally posted by PsiBorg6:

I always had trouble getting that to work if there was no working pump on the inlet...in other words, the Reservoir had to be part of a system of moving gas...

The inlet has to be connected to a pipe, but the pipe doesn't have to be connected to anything. You can feed liquid/gas into a reservoir with no pipe on the output, but it won't output anything if the input isn't connected to a pipe.