JazzyJeff Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 aarrrrrrrgh! I need to put an airstone in my tank but every type and everywhere I put it, it looks naff!! Anyone got some pictures of some cool & well placed airstones? I'm looking for some inspiration. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Buy one of those long pipe air stones, but make sure that it's long enough to run the length of your tank. Put that at the back of the tank and ta'da! you have a bubble wall - looks really cool. Plus, you can hide the airline at the side by the filter intake. Oops - forgot to ask how big your tank is haha. The bubble wall only works if it's a smallish sized tank. Do you really need the air stone? What kind of filter are you running? If you don't need to add it in then problem evaded lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyJeff Posted June 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 It's a 200l tank that is quite deep - I had a ring in the corner that was hidden before but I have just replaced the gravel and re-vamped the tank - I was going to leave the airstone out but have found all the rasboras/rummies are gobbing at the top and the bristlenose catfish are reverse dive bombing the surface on a regular basis! I have placed a new airstone in there for now and they have stopped BUT this airstone looks stooopid. I have a canister filter running on this and it also contains discus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 I have a canister filter running on this and it also contains discus Then put the spraybar so it's disturbing the surface. That should be far more than necessary to airate the tank. The only reason for airstones is if you're running an air powered filter or you like the looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Yeah, agree with Ira - either put a spray bar on the return inlet or position the return flow of water to disturb the water surface to allow air to mix with the water. What is the temperature of the tank? Water holds more oxygen at lower temperatures than at higher. So if you're running your tank at say, 28 deg C, you could gradually drop it down to 26 deg C or even 24 deg C which is acceptable for tropicals. I wouldn't go below 24 deg C for this season, just because there is a lot more heat loss from the tank than in summer, so if the ambient temperature does plummet, you have a few degrees to buffer it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyJeff Posted June 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 Then put the spraybar so it's disturbing the surface. That should be far more than necessary to airate the tank. The only reason for airstones is if you're running an air powered filter or you like the looks. Yup - done that - I too thought that would be enough but it doesn't appear to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 if you have any drift wood place the stone under that in a way so the bubbles come out in cool places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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