Back in the day, Minox film came in 36 and 50 exposure rolls. So no ring is for 50. I think the ring is mostly to prevent trying to pull enough film to break the end loose. That is, the reel bottoms out on the ring at 36. I have the tank set but so far (after not using it for 40 years) I have no freakin' idea where that ring may be. I cut a best guess from a piece of plastic pipe!
For fifteen, just don't crank the spool in too hard, I guess. I'm not sure there's a whole lot of useful info in it, but I have a .PDF file (made from scans) of the
instructions for that tank (if you don't have them).