Preferred airstones

[LobsterOfJustice]

Can someone provide a link to some nice airstones they use? Getting tired of the cheap ones that shed particles in your hands and break when you try to remove them from tubing. Wouldn't mind paying a few bucks a piece if they last longer than a few weeks. Also would be nice if they were weighted.

Looked around on Amazon and everything seems to be rather cheaply made. I'm thinking some kind of ceramic or terra cotta ball would be perfect.


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[ThRoewer]

I would avoid all airstones and rather use cheap pumps.
Airstones bring the risk of aerosolizing pathogens and spreading them to other tanks - even if the tanks are covered.
That risk is far less with pumps.
I'm using the small Jebao fountain pumps which cost around $10 ea. After use I just run them in bleach for a few hours to a few days, followed by running them in a water bath and drying.
Since they are cheap I have a lot of them.

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[vhuang168]

For long term use?

For TTM use, I buy bulk packs then toss when the fish is moved to next tank.

Long term HT, I have a skimmer I put in. It gets sterilized with mild bleach solution then dried after use.


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[Dmorty217]

air stones are a must have when using Prazipro, especially with butterflies. Pumps just don't provide enough surface agitation IMO (at least not for butterflies) I do find that the water level being a little lower with a HOB filter seems to do the trick. I use the long blue ones (6") for my tanks and they don't break or shed off particles

 

[scooter31707]

I really like these. Also they produce bigger bubbles, not the real fine ones.

http://www.petmountain.com/product/...04546/lees-lees-discard-a-stone-diffuser.html

 

[ThRoewer]

There are sintered glass airstones that should last pretty well. But they are more pricey than the ones you find in bulk packages at Petco or PetSmart.

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