I have a Tetratec pump hooked to a weighted tube in my 10 gal., and the
effect is great!

--
P. Wright



"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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"Arthur Urban" wrote in message
...
Back in the day, I had real good success with Whisper products, but you
really need to be buying the very expensive units. Keep in mind that
these
bubble-walls and such will promote algae growth rather heavilly, and is
the
number one reason I don't use them anymore.

In terms of diffuser, I really enjoyed the bubble appearance of the
weighted
tubes, as long as I could hide the whole contraption. You need good
pressure
to flow air down the whole tube, though, so get a capable pump.

Thanks Arthur,

I was looking at the TetraTec Deepwater, as I read good and bad about the
Rena pumps and they are a bit pricey. I was thinking of using the ceramic
weighted tubes, so it's good to hear of your experience.

Too bad about the Algae though, but the fish will appreciate it.



"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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I want to add a bubble wall to my 55 gallon. I had an old Hagen Optima
that
I bought for a non fishy purpose about 20 years ago, but it's toast. I
don't
imagine it's worth fixing, so what's a good alternative, Whisper,
Tetratec?

It should be cheap, quiet and have amazing output! But I'd settle
for
reasonably quiet and decent output. Should I use a couple of the long
airstones for my wall or use the weighted tubes?