Air-stone positioning

I replaced my airstone (12" coarse, blue, pyramid-shaped) that was along the
rear of the tank with a 10" bubble curtain.
What a difference!

Placing the bubble curtain along the width of the right side of the tank
creates a counter-clockwise water current that augments the current created
by the water filter.
The previous airstone was releasing bubbles close to the water inlet of the
water filter, that probably reduced the effectiveness of the water filter.

The bubble curtain is anchored via suction cups about a half-inch above the
gravel, and I notice that fish-waste that used to accumulate all over the
tank is now accumulating in that half-inch area on the bottom right-side of
the tank, which makes it much easier to gravel vaccuum.

On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 19:47:07 -0700, "Gfishery"
wrote:

I replaced my airstone (12" coarse, blue, pyramid-shaped) that was along the
rear of the tank with a 10" bubble curtain.
What a difference!

Placing the bubble curtain along the width of the right side of the tank
creates a counter-clockwise water current that augments the current created
by the water filter.
The previous airstone was releasing bubbles close to the water inlet of the
water filter, that probably reduced the effectiveness of the water filter.

The bubble curtain is anchored via suction cups about a half-inch above the
gravel, and I notice that fish-waste that used to accumulate all over the
tank is now accumulating in that half-inch area on the bottom right-side of
the tank, which makes it much easier to gravel vaccuum.


I have used the bubble wand before, but it got covered with algae and
quit bubbling. Also the suction cups didn't hold up. I like the
hefty airstone. The pyramid shap sounds like mine. I keep mine at
the center of the back so the flow is the same as the 2 Penguin
filters.

I never have any accumulation of fish waste to vacuum. I suppose it
is the food and how much one feeds. I feed only flake food. I know
my fish ship, but I seldom see it happening and never see it on the
bottom. I have 5 tanks ranging from 10 to 75 gallons and yet not one
has waste on the bottom. This includes a 10 gallon hospital tank with
no gravel. All of my tanks have live plants and power filters.

Glad you found something you like. You may have to change out the
wand every few months.

dick

"Dick" wrote in message
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On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 19:47:07 -0700, "Gfishery"
wrote:

I replaced my airstone (12" coarse, blue, pyramid-shaped) that was along
the
rear of the tank with a 10" bubble curtain.
What a difference!

Placing the bubble curtain along the width of the right side of the tank
creates a counter-clockwise water current that augments the current
created
by the water filter.
The previous airstone was releasing bubbles close to the water inlet of
the
water filter, that probably reduced the effectiveness of the water
filter.

The bubble curtain is anchored via suction cups about a half-inch above
the
gravel, and I notice that fish-waste that used to accumulate all over the
tank is now accumulating in that half-inch area on the bottom right-side
of
the tank, which makes it much easier to gravel vaccuum.


I have used the bubble wand before, but it got covered with algae and
quit bubbling. Also the suction cups didn't hold up. I

Try using my method to totally eliminate having to throw away airstones, and
to use them forever at peak functionality, read about it at
http://www.fishkeepingbanter.com/q-t...ead-the-word-U
pdate!.html and you will probably need to cut and paste this address into
your browser as the update part usually gets split. This method works
beautifully, no more dead/clogged airstones.


like the
hefty airstone. The pyramid shap sounds like mine. I keep mine at
the center of the back so the flow is the same as the 2 Penguin
filters.

I never have any accumulation of fish waste to vacuum. I suppose it
is the food and how much one feeds. I feed only flake food. I know
my fish ship, but I seldom see it happening and never see it on the
bottom. I have 5 tanks ranging from 10 to 75 gallons and yet not one
has waste on the bottom. This includes a 10 gallon hospital tank with
no gravel. All of my tanks have live plants and power filters.


I never have residue or any other build up in my bedroom tank, probably
because I always use an automatic feeder with prevents overfeeding and it
feeds a little at a time so the fish eat fine and there is no waste, plus
the food is finely powdered flake food, with occasional treats and spirulina
pellets for the kuhlis. The pond snails also eat excess. Later!


Glad you found something you like. You may have to change out the
wand every few months.


See my comment far above.


dick