How Do I Set A Air Stone Up?

[Ransom]

I currently have a Powerhead which looks exactly like the fluval ones

now im thinking about puting some sort of air stone with a pipe in there as the powerhead really is a bit too powerfull an blows the plants over a bit

but i have absolutly no idea on how to do this what equipment would i need to set it up and would it also somehow act as a filter??

any suggestions or pics someone can link me to

thanks




EDIT my powerhead filter looks like this
btw my tanks very very different now

 

[luque]

all i did was to plug it in use the tube connect it to the pum and air stone bury the air stone and turn on power. is that what you asked because i may of interpreted your question wrong?

 

[tmack]

Hi. There are many kinds of airstones, but the only ones I'm familiar with are those that only introduce a multitude of fine air bubbles into the tank. It's an additional source of oxygenation and increases water movement. I'm not familar with any that do any filtering though, so you would have to keep your powerhead/filter in place. Setting one up is simple - you need an air pump, connect that to a piece of the correct diameter & length plastic airline tubing, and on the other end goes the airstone. Turn on the air pump, submerse the airstone, and you're done! There are several types of airstones, from a simple little cylindrical type, to bubble wands, etc. I like the bubble wans myself - it's a long thin airstone (different lengths available) that attaches with suction cups inside and along the lower back wall of the tank, and provides a "wall" of bubbles. I hope that helps you.

I couldn't find any pics of setting them up, but if you use Google & go to one the pet supply sites & find airstones I think you'll get a good idea of what I'm talking about.

 

[juwelfan]

1 - buy air pump
2 - buy tube
3 - connect tube to air pump (with a non-return valve), connect other end to airstone.
4 - put airstone in tank
5 - watch bubbles .... oh lovely..

 

[Canis-Equus]

I have that filter - dont you find it a BEEEEEEEE-ATCH to sort it out when the media needs a bit of a rinse? I found i needed at least 2 pairs of hands....

Anyway i found it sent my tank like a whirlpool, so i fitted a spray bar - as i recall i had to heat the soft tubing on the end of the spray bar in hot water to get the beggar on but that solved the problem straight away (and i hate flipping air pumps they are ALWAYS noisy).

 

[Miss Wiggle]

i think you may be a little confused between powerheads and air pumps.

a powerhead blows the tank water around, it can be used as a rudimentary filter with a little DIY adaption, most basic internal filters are just a powerhead with a box underneath with media in.

an air pump pulls in air from outside your tank and pumps it into the wter through something like an airstone.

you can't use a powerhead to work an airstone, one's designed for water, one for air.

 

[tmack]

1 - buy air pump
2 - buy tube
3 - connect tube to air pump (with a non-return valve), connect other end to airstone.
4 - put airstone in tank
5 - watch bubbles .... oh lovely..

Thanks for mentioning the valve jewelfan. That's important in case the air pump shuts off due to power loss - it keeps the water from possibly siphoning back down the airline and into the pump and possibly the electrical connection! That would not be good at all.

 

[Htw]

You can attach an airline to a sponge filter. The only disturbance to the water comes from the bubbles, but I've only used these in fry and small tanks. Not sure if they would be an effective filter in a larger tank though, so maybe not a good idea for you.

 

[Ransom]

Thanks for the imput guys, im going to put some spong in the powerhead to slow the rate of water coming out and purchase a airstone an pipe an pump

will see what happens thanks for all comments

 

[juwelfan]

Thanks for the imput guys, im going to put some spong in the powerhead to slow the rate of water coming out and purchase a airstone an pipe an pump

will see what happens thanks for all comments

Some of the air pumps can be pretty loud, have a search on the forum for air pumps, someone was talking about them earlier this week. I think it was a Tetra brand one that was supposed to be very quiet.

 

[Darkehorse]

Thanks for the imput guys, im going to put some spong in the powerhead to slow the rate of water coming out and purchase a airstone an pipe an pump

will see what happens thanks for all comments

Some of the air pumps can be pretty loud, have a search on the forum for air pumps, someone was talking about them earlier this week. I think it was a Tetra brand one that was supposed to be very quiet.

Yeah I had an issue with my air pump being too loud. I actually put it inside one of those little wooden crates that wine bottles come in, along with my powerstrip and most of the electrical cords as well. All in all it looks very neat and keeps it very quiet. Even then, the air pump has to be in the box 'just right' or you will get a lot of vibration noise.

-Darke