Airstone rant

Mike@420

Mike@420

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Yesterday I was at the pet store and I saw an airstone that was a flexible tube, rather than a stone. Said it can be bent into any shape, and bubbles come out of the whole thing. Sounded absolutely perfect for my little bubble cloner. So I bought it, went home and bent it into the shape I wanted, and it covered the area a lot better than my previous 12" stone. Then I plugged it in.
It immediately floated up to the surface. :roll: How can a company make/sell an airstone that floats? Thats like a solar powered flashlight.
I tried placing a couple small rocks on it, but they block/reroute the bubbles. Placing a steel rod across it would work great, until it rusts. So today im gonna look for a stainless steel rod, and if i cant find one im gonna go back to the regular stone.
 
dadio161

dadio161

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apparently the heavy stones work better. I use several stones and none of them have ever floated. Go with what works.
 
AWnox

AWnox

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Mike@420 said:
Yesterday I was at the pet store and I saw an airstone that was a flexible tube, rather than a stone. Said it can be bent into any shape, and bubbles come out of the whole thing. Sounded absolutely perfect for my little bubble cloner. So I bought it, went home and bent it into the shape I wanted, and it covered the area a lot better than my previous 12" stone. Then I plugged it in.
It immediately floated up to the surface. :roll: How can a company make/sell an airstone that floats? Thats like a solar powered flashlight.
I tried placing a couple small rocks on it, but they block/reroute the bubbles. Placing a steel rod across it would work great, until it rusts. So today im gonna look for a stainless steel rod, and if i cant find one im gonna go back to the regular stone.
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I bought this one (http://www.amazon.com/ActiveAqua-Ft-Flexible-Air-Stone/dp/B002ZXHBVQ/ref=sr_1_26?ie=UTF8&qid=1335384828&sr=8-26) and it actually has 2 inlets, one on each side, plug in 2 lines one on each side and that air stone will produce some pretty mean bubbles man. Also this one comes with a rod in the middle of it already, it's bendable so you can adjust the shape of the stone and it stays that way, you just place it down and it stays down :). Hope it helps mate.
 
Hugo Phurst

Hugo Phurst

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Mike@420 said:
Yesterday I was at the pet store and I saw an airstone that was a flexible tube, rather than a stone. Said it can be bent into any shape, and bubbles come out of the whole thing. Sounded absolutely perfect for my little bubble cloner. So I bought it, went home and bent it into the shape I wanted, and it covered the area a lot better than my previous 12" stone. Then I plugged it in.
It immediately floated up to the surface. :roll: How can a company make/sell an airstone that floats? Thats like a solar powered flashlight.
I tried placing a couple small rocks on it, but they block/reroute the bubbles. Placing a steel rod across it would work great, until it rusts. So today im gonna look for a stainless steel rod, and if i cant find one im gonna go back to the regular stone.
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- You bought an Air-Curtain. Mine floated too, at first. Don't know why, but now they stay on the bottom.
 
VX420

VX420

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I know the one you are talking about, Most lighter AS float,soak it in water for a day or two and it should stop. BUT a lot of AS also require the use of AS ortubing suction cups. You can get two for about 80 cents to stick it where youwant it.
 
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