A few years back when I was searching around on the Net for fish tank equipment, I remember seeing a product that basically created a literal wall of air bubbles along the back glass of the tank. Can't find it again but if I did, would this be something beneficial to a FO tank or is it just another gimmick? It really looked cool.
Wall of bubbles?
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aquemeni5110
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:welcome to Nanotank Mr_Detail. Sounds like a long airstone that your looking for. On top of what davenia7 mentioned, it will also produce a lot salt crep which and can be very messy.
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HTH (hope this helps) :mrgreen:
You can try looking for some air line tubing at your LFS (Local Fish Store/Shop). I've seen some that has holes all along it to give off the look of an Air Stone. I've never liked Air Stones and used the Air Line tubing in the past with holes in it.
The Air Stones tend to bread easily IMO (In My Opinion). I've only used it in a Fresh Water Aquarium, so I'm not sure of it effects on a Salt Water / Marine tank.
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HTH (Hope That Helps),
Jay :cool1:
The Air Stones tend to bread easily IMO (In My Opinion). I've only used it in a Fresh Water Aquarium, so I'm not sure of it effects on a Salt Water / Marine tank.
BTW (By The Way), Welcome to NanoTank.com
HTH (Hope That Helps),
Jay :cool1:
here's how it was explained to me.
airstone releases extra air into the water and those bubbles raise to between the water and the hood.
this oxygen above the water displaces the carbon dioxide above the water forcing it back into the water. once back in the water, the co2 causes the pH in the tank to crash.
Also with salt creep, the salt rises with the condensation into the hood, the water drips back into the tank leaving the salt and your salinity crashes.
so I would say NO to anything bubbles.
Reefers are always trying to keep the bubbles from skimmers and refuges out of the tank, no reason to go against their experience and add them i think.
Also, I would think that with the amount of current you should be running these bubbles are not going to create a wall, they are going to fly all over the tank, getting stuck under rocks and creating nitrogen air pockets so that if you move the rock, the tank crashes.
airstone releases extra air into the water and those bubbles raise to between the water and the hood.
this oxygen above the water displaces the carbon dioxide above the water forcing it back into the water. once back in the water, the co2 causes the pH in the tank to crash.
Also with salt creep, the salt rises with the condensation into the hood, the water drips back into the tank leaving the salt and your salinity crashes.
so I would say NO to anything bubbles.
Reefers are always trying to keep the bubbles from skimmers and refuges out of the tank, no reason to go against their experience and add them i think.
Also, I would think that with the amount of current you should be running these bubbles are not going to create a wall, they are going to fly all over the tank, getting stuck under rocks and creating nitrogen air pockets so that if you move the rock, the tank crashes.
Mr_Detail,
I have to agree with you, a wall of bubbles would look cool if you wanted to create a modern looking tank. Some people would disagree because the bubbles might take away from the fish and corals.
I've don't a little bit of brain storming for you with this bubble wall idea. If you don't mind doing a few mods, you can still have your bubble wall effect. And it will not disturb things in your tank like water levels.
Let me know if you are interested.
Jay :gcool
I have to agree with you, a wall of bubbles would look cool if you wanted to create a modern looking tank. Some people would disagree because the bubbles might take away from the fish and corals.
I've don't a little bit of brain storming for you with this bubble wall idea. If you don't mind doing a few mods, you can still have your bubble wall effect. And it will not disturb things in your tank like water levels.
Let me know if you are interested.
Jay :gcool
Mr_Detail,
I was thinking that you could add a sheet of Clear Plexi-Glass at the back of your tank creating a long narrow chamber (Which will not allow the Chamber water to flow in or out of it). You could then place some tubing for the bubbles along the bottom. Fill the Chamber with RO or DI so that there is not salt build up. I'm thinking that might do the trick.
A simple MOD like that might solve the problem, but I'd wait and see what more seasoned reefs think about the idea.
Jay
I was thinking that you could add a sheet of Clear Plexi-Glass at the back of your tank creating a long narrow chamber (Which will not allow the Chamber water to flow in or out of it). You could then place some tubing for the bubbles along the bottom. Fill the Chamber with RO or DI so that there is not salt build up. I'm thinking that might do the trick.
A simple MOD like that might solve the problem, but I'd wait and see what more seasoned reefs think about the idea.
Jay
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