Forum > Airstone, How Does It Work?

kila

Nov 10 2005, 09:11 AM

I bought an airstone today for my 20 gallon (UK gal). I have two filters running init for my 2 Fancies.
I connected it to the Plastic tube hanging (idley) from my Ferplast BluCompact 01. Nothing is happening....aren't there meant to be bubbles floating out of it?
I've attached a photo so you can get a clearer image of my set up. I'm not sure what I'm doing!!

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kristysweets

Nov 10 2005, 09:19 AM

yea bubbles are suppose to come out. do bubbles come out when you take it off? did it come with one of those check valve things? maybe you have it (check valve) backwards or it might not work. i had one that was i guess broken and when i took it (check valve) off bubbles came out the stone.

kila

Nov 10 2005, 10:05 AM

Oh dear, i took it out to check it and it snapped in half!! It doesn't have any "check valve" and when I blow into it it's hollow and getting air. I think there's no air coming from the tube i have it attached to on the filter. Don't know why.

kristysweets

Nov 10 2005, 10:17 AM

if there is no air coming out the tube either, then maybe your air pump is broken. or maybe your tube is clogged up with something and just needs to be cleaned out.

kortniee

Nov 10 2005, 10:19 AM

I'm not sure how your filter works... but if you can't get bubbles to come out of that tube I would just go buy an air pump at the fish store. There are inexpensive ones for well under ten dollars that can be had, and those will work for sure.

Bubble bars, the long tube-like things that suction-cup to the side of the tank, tend to be more durable than airstores, by the way.

kila

Nov 10 2005, 10:21 AM

Thanks for your help guys.

kristysweets

Nov 10 2005, 10:27 AM

you're welcome

the air pump i have was i think $10 and it has place for two tubes i have one with a air stone and one with a bubble curtain, my fish like to play in the bubble curtain

tinkerbell

Nov 10 2005, 10:43 AM

if you have it attached to the same air pump as the filter - it may not be strong enough to pump air into both

Ponderosa Power

Nov 11 2005, 09:42 AM

Lol..when I was reading the title of you post, I just remembered the most stupid thing I ever did. Omg.

Okay so I was told I needed an air stone for my goldfish tank. I had no idea how it worked, only that it was supposed to oxygenate my tank. So..I went to Petsmart and found some nice little blue airstones, and they were aonly like 50 cents!! I thought I had found the best deal on earth, and I bought two. I got home, plopped them in the tank, and nothing happened!! No bubbles came out!! So I thought hmmm...maybe its really high tech and even tho I couldn't see any bubbles, it was still aerating my tank. So I left the little airstone in my tank for a week before I read some info somewhere on the site about how aeration works. After that, I foolishly removed the air stone.

Omg...well, we were all young and stupid back then..right?

kila

Nov 18 2005, 04:52 AM

Problem solved now. Thanks for your help. I bought an air pump and an air wand. They love it! They are swimming in and out of the bubble flow. Hurray!

JenW

Nov 18 2005, 04:57 AM

QUOTE(Kissy @ Nov 12 2005, 03:42 AM)

Lol..when I was reading the title of you post, I just remembered the most stupid thing I ever did. Omg.

Okay so I was told I needed an air stone for my goldfish tank. I had no idea how it worked, only that it was supposed to oxygenate my tank. So..I went to Petsmart and found some nice little blue airstones, and they were aonly like 50 cents!! I thought I had found the best deal on earth, and I bought two. I got home, plopped them in the tank, and nothing happened!! No bubbles came out!! So I thought hmmm...maybe its really high tech and even tho I couldn't see any bubbles, it was still aerating my tank. So I left the little airstone in my tank for a week before I read some info somewhere on the site about how aeration works. After that, I foolishly removed the air stone.

Omg...well, we were all young and stupid back then..right?

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Fishbuddy2

Nov 20 2005, 06:43 PM

At least your smart enough to have airline and a sir source for your stone.

When I got my Bubble Wall alls I was expecting was bubbles to flow from it without anything attached to it...

So then I was like Why doesnt this work? What? An air pump? Air line what?

Tinkokeshi

Nov 20 2005, 06:46 PM

QUOTE(Kissy @ Nov 11 2005, 12:42 PM)

Lol..when I was reading the title of you post, I just remembered the most stupid thing I ever did. Omg.

Okay so I was told I needed an air stone for my goldfish tank. I had no idea how it worked, only that it was supposed to oxygenate my tank. So..I went to Petsmart and found some nice little blue airstones, and they were aonly like 50 cents!! I thought I had found the best deal on earth, and I bought two. I got home, plopped them in the tank, and nothing happened!! No bubbles came out!! So I thought hmmm...maybe its really high tech and even tho I couldn't see any bubbles, it was still aerating my tank. So I left the little airstone in my tank for a week before I read some info somewhere on the site about how aeration works. After that, I foolishly removed the air stone.

Omg...well, we were all young and stupid back then..right?

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that's funny. =) how foolish we feel after we learn sometimes... =)

Ponderosa Power

Nov 20 2005, 08:16 PM

Oh Miranda I'm not the only one!!!

Fishbuddy2

Nov 21 2005, 01:24 PM

Nope...