which airstone do you like best?

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squirrelfooker

Active Member

Mar 24, 2009

• #1

Setting up a DWC in 5 gal buckets and am having trouble deciding on which air stones to use.

Walmart blue 1" stones? Oxystones look like a better version of these? What kind do you all prefer? I will be using quite a few containers so no $20 diffusers.

 

kavebear

Active Member

Mar 24, 2009

• #2

Wal-mart air stones work great,I use them all the time in a 3 gallon buckets.Iam on shoe string budget so cheap walmart comes in handy.

 

comptown

Active Member

Mar 26, 2009

• #3

you're going to want at least 2 of those in each bucket. Not sure if these will break your budget, but they work great, LOTS of bubbles.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752196

 

gardenman

Well-Known Member

Mar 26, 2009

• #4

http://cgi.ebay.com/B-N-Aquarium-4-Round-Air-Stone-Ceramic_W0QQitemZ250394176385QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item250394176385&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

4" round airstone

 

gardenman

Well-Known Member

Mar 26, 2009

• #5

oh i like the snake like flexible airstones also. you can shape it like your resivoir to make bubbles even.

 

KaliKitsune

Well-Known Member

Mar 26, 2009

• #6

I have six inch airstones in my 3 gallon buckets. One broke in half, I rigged it into two just-under three inches airstones for my four gallon buckets. The more fine bubbles you have the better but just a couple of one inch airstones should suffice for 5 gallon buckets.

 

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squirrelfooker

Active Member

Mar 30, 2009

• #7

Looks like the round ones might be the way to go, I'm finding quite a few good reviews of them.

 

KaliKitsune

Well-Known Member

Mar 30, 2009

• #8

As with any airstone, make sure it resists clogging!

 

scoobster0503

Member

Jun 6, 2010

• #9

anyone know if the micropore airstones are worth the extra scratch?

 

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Jetstream'n

Member

Jun 7, 2010

• #10

+1

4" Disc Airstones is the way to go!

 

Koi2Dragon

Active Member

Jun 8, 2010

• #11

The micro pore diffusers are worth the money and the best on the market.
One small one is enough for a 5gallon bucket.
They also produce the smallest bubbles that are very optimal for DWC.

http://www.dga-online.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=728500&Category_Code=DF&Store_Code=D