hey so, i bought a used 1st stage reg off eBay about a week ago. it only cost me about $30 so i said what the heck. i was unaware how old this reg i had purchased was, and that the ports were awfully big. i went down to my LDS and asked the guy behind the counter about it and he looked all through his shop and couldn't find anything that fit. i was pretty desperate to make something work, so i went to my local ace hardware and bought a couple of bolts and some Teflon tape. bout five minutes later, i was ready to dive into the pool. (im not taking this thing into open water..yet.) i was just wondering if anyone else had done anything like this before? if so, how long did you keep it in and did you ever take it into ocean/lakes?