Yip, that's the one. I asked the clerk what it was made of but she didn't have a clue (or seem likely to get one anytimew soon, either). I thought I would just get some more of the surplus tygon tubing I am using now to feed the sparger. This is the yellow tubing intended for automobile use, like gasoline etc., but it is only 50 cents a foot. I thought I would put some holes in it with a hot needle and plug one end with some PVC rod. If that fails I will follow up on your suggestions which are excellent, as usual. Thanks, Grant --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Adam Seychell <adam_seychell@y...> wrote: > > > grantfair2001 wrote: > > After about 24 hours, the 12" airstone is mushy... > > Damn, well there goes that idea out the window. > Was this the one you got ? > http://www.quickgrow.com/images_shop/aqua_fizz_12.gif > > I spent some time looking for air stones and gas dispersion > tubes. The closest thing I found was the porous hose used for > irrigation. The stuff I got is 1/2" ID and made from recycled > plastic and rubber, and appears to be acid very resistant. I want > to know what people use industrially. > > For the lab you can get fritted glass on the end of a tube. But > these are expensive. > > Try phoning hydroponics stores because they may have bigger range > and variety. Ceramic air stones are commonly available, which I > have never tried myself. Other people to try are in the water + > sewage treatment industry. They may able to help. Just ask for > fine bubble air diffuser. > > Here is some stuff I found on the web. > > http://southernaquaculturesupply.com/catalog2002/aeration/019.shtml > http://www.redvalve.com/Products/Air_Diffusers/Tubeflex.html > http://www.netpets.com/fish/reference/saltref/diffuser.html > http://www.vertexwaterfeatures.com/air6.html
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Re: mushy airstone
2003-05-02 by grantfair2001
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