20:
60:. "Airstone" is also a brand name stone or brick veneer used by homebuilders. Airstones are sold in a very wide variety of shapes, sizes, and levels of coarseness – from extremely rough, producing larger (though still typically unnoticeable) bubbles and letting in more oxygen – to very fine, producing minuscule bubbles. Airstones are increasingly being made from bonded
96:
136:
or
American Linden), works as well, may be cheaper and is often more readily available. The wooden blocks are drilled, tapped, fitted with an air fitting, and connected by air tubing to one or more air pumps delivering at least 1 cubic foot per minute. The wooden air stone is placed at the bottom of
124:, running pressurized air through a diffuser to produce large quantities of micro bubbles, remains a viable, effective, and economic choice, although newer technologies may require lower maintenance. The air stone is most often an oblong, partially hollowed block of wood, most often of the genus
137:
a tall column of water. The tank water is pumped into the column, allowed to pass by the rising bubbles, and back into the tank. To get enough contact time with the bubble, these units can be many feet in height.
79:
system when used in uplift tubes as part of an under-gravel filter. Arguments can be made in favor of both systems, and both possess certain advantages and disadvantages. Among
778:
808:
774:
795:
153:
782:
770:
765:
812:
804:
799:
791:
246:
158:
While this method has been around for many years, many regard it as inefficient for larger systems or systems with large bio-loads.
56:, eliminating the noise and large bubbles of conventional air filtration systems, and providing other benefits to the health of the
145:
538:
678:
617:
612:
548:
786:
760:
187:
652:
657:
293:
239:
714:
693:
401:
688:
140:
Air stone protein skimmers may be constructed as a DIY project from PVC pipes and fittings at low cost
744:
632:
406:
367:
724:
533:
273:
833:
622:
597:
467:
313:
298:
232:
65:
45:
739:
627:
607:
576:
377:
372:
357:
29:
719:
662:
602:
571:
523:
391:
76:
734:
506:
411:
396:
347:
283:
278:
149:
133:
121:
99:
729:
683:
437:
328:
129:
84:
24:
827:
642:
592:
558:
543:
490:
457:
432:
352:
333:
288:
143:
83:, the choice is very much a matter of personal preference, quite often discussed in
75:
There is some controversy as to the efficiency of airstones versus the conventional
475:
452:
214:
141:
647:
528:
485:
442:
427:
259:
80:
19:
637:
553:
500:
447:
69:
566:
495:
386:
382:
342:
224:
128:. The most popular wooden air-stones for skimmers are made from limewood (
709:
338:
255:
167:
53:
480:
362:
303:
95:
188:"Aquarium Aeration and Oxygenation | Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine"
52:
or porous stone, whose purpose is to gradually diffuse air into the
125:
61:
49:
57:
228:
221:
753:
702:
671:
585:
516:
466:
420:
312:
266:
240:
8:
247:
233:
225:
132:or European limewood) although basswood (
94:
18:
215:Information on the airstone controversy
179:
152:and with varying degrees of complexity
27:alongside a trio of red stingray pups,
7:
102:built around a wooden airstone (5)
14:
766:Aquarium fish by scientific name
1:
23:A spherical airstone at the
679:Aquarium Fish International
421:Fish terms / types
48:, traditionally a piece of
850:
549:Disease in ornamental fish
771:Freshwater aquarium fish
653:Charles Haskins Townsend
715:Drs. Foster & Smith
658:Jeanne Villepreux-Power
120:The original method of
805:Brackish aquarium fish
694:Tropical Fish Hobbyist
117:
33:
689:Practical Fishkeeping
98:
22:
792:Marine aquarium fish
745:Zoo Med Laboratories
633:William Alford Lloyd
534:Artificial seawater
192:Home | TFH Magazine
623:Philip Henry Gosse
598:Herbert R. Axelrod
220:Airstone veneer: *
148:2009-01-23 at the
118:
104:1. foam collector
46:aquarium furniture
34:
16:Aquarium furniture
821:
820:
761:Aquarium diseases
628:Sven O. Kullander
608:Pierre Carbonnier
577:Water conditioner
40:, also called an
30:Hemitrygon akajei
841:
663:Robert Warington
603:Leonhard Baldner
572:Spawning trigger
524:Aquarium fishery
249:
242:
235:
226:
202:
201:
199:
198:
184:
122:protein skimming
116:7. water outlet.
91:Protein skimming
44:, is a piece of
42:aquarium bubbler
849:
848:
844:
843:
842:
840:
839:
838:
824:
823:
822:
817:
749:
698:
667:
581:
512:
507:Tubifex tubifex
462:
416:
397:Protein skimmer
348:Calcium reactor
315:
308:
262:
253:
211:
206:
205:
196:
194:
186:
185:
181:
176:
164:
150:Wayback Machine
134:Tilia americana
115:
114:6. water inlet
113:
112:5. linden cube
111:
110:4. air bubbles
109:
107:
105:
103:
100:Protein skimmer
93:
85:internet forums
17:
12:
11:
5:
847:
845:
837:
836:
826:
825:
819:
818:
816:
815:
802:
789:
768:
763:
757:
755:
751:
750:
748:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
706:
704:
700:
699:
697:
696:
691:
686:
681:
675:
673:
669:
668:
666:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
613:Edward Edwards
610:
605:
600:
595:
589:
587:
583:
582:
580:
579:
574:
569:
564:
556:
551:
546:
541:
539:Bath treatment
536:
531:
526:
520:
518:
517:Other concepts
514:
513:
511:
510:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
472:
470:
464:
463:
461:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
424:
422:
418:
417:
415:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
380:
375:
370:
365:
360:
355:
350:
345:
336:
331:
329:Algae scrubber
326:
320:
318:
314:Aquarium décor
310:
309:
307:
306:
301:
296:
294:Brackish-water
291:
286:
281:
276:
270:
268:
267:Aquarium types
264:
263:
254:
252:
251:
244:
237:
229:
218:
217:
210:
209:External links
207:
204:
203:
178:
177:
175:
172:
171:
170:
163:
160:
130:Tilia europaea
92:
89:
68:products like
25:Osaka Aquarium
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
846:
835:
832:
831:
829:
814:
810:
809:invertebrates
806:
803:
801:
797:
796:invertebrates
793:
790:
788:
784:
780:
779:invertebrates
776:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
758:
756:
752:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
707:
705:
701:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
676:
674:
670:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
643:Julian Sprung
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
618:George Farmer
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
593:Takashi Amano
591:
590:
588:
584:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
562:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
544:Clean-up crew
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
521:
519:
515:
509:
508:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
491:Feeder shrimp
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
473:
471:
469:
465:
459:
456:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
433:Bottom feeder
431:
429:
426:
425:
423:
419:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
384:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
369:
366:
364:
361:
359:
356:
354:
353:Deep sand bed
351:
349:
346:
344:
340:
337:
335:
334:Berlin Method
332:
330:
327:
325:
322:
321:
319:
317:
316:and equipment
311:
305:
302:
300:
297:
295:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
280:
277:
275:
272:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
250:
245:
243:
238:
236:
231:
230:
227:
223:
222:
216:
213:
212:
208:
193:
189:
183:
180:
173:
169:
166:
165:
161:
159:
156:
154:
151:
147:
144:
142:
138:
135:
131:
127:
123:
101:
97:
90:
88:
86:
82:
78:
73:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
32:
31:
26:
21:
811: /
807: /
798: /
794: /
785: /
781: /
777: /
773: /
560:
505:
476:Brine shrimp
385: /
341: /
323:
219:
195:. Retrieved
191:
182:
157:
139:
119:
74:
41:
37:
35:
28:
648:Anna Thynne
529:Aquascaping
486:Feeder fish
428:Algae eater
368:Fish feeder
260:fishkeeping
775:amphibians
638:Paul Matte
554:Macquarium
501:Shrimp mix
274:Freshwater
197:2020-10-19
174:References
70:fiberglass
64:beads and
834:Aquariums
703:Companies
672:Magazines
567:Reef safe
496:Infusoria
468:Fish food
438:Coldwater
407:Substrate
392:Powerhead
387:Live sand
383:Live rock
343:Driftwood
299:Community
256:Aquariums
108:3. water
81:aquarists
77:powerhead
66:synthetic
828:Category
710:Dennerle
559:Project
458:Tropical
402:Refugium
378:Lighting
339:Bog-wood
324:Airstone
168:Aeration
162:See also
146:Archived
106:2. foam
50:limewood
38:airstone
740:Wardley
481:Daphnia
453:Painted
363:Fishcam
304:Biotope
813:plants
800:plants
783:plants
720:Hikari
586:People
443:Dither
373:Heater
358:Filter
284:Public
279:Marine
787:algae
754:Lists
735:Tetra
725:Hagen
561:Piaba
448:Hardy
126:Tilia
62:glass
730:Sera
412:Sump
289:Reef
258:and
58:fish
54:tank
684:Koi
36:An
830::
190:.
155:.
87:.
72:.
248:e
241:t
234:v
200:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
