Looking for good/best airstones/ diffuser.

Hello

I am having some minor issues with airstones bubbling too hard.
My pump is a Dual Diaphragm Air Pump by General Hydroponics

I am looking for a durable stone/diffuser that can be a single one in DWC 5G bucket.
Small bubbles being ideal.
I was looking at this XL diffuser as a single bubbler for my bucket.
http://www.horticulturesource.com/product_info.php?products_id=973

Any suggestions?

http://www.rsghydro.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=2046

This is the one you want. Don't get the XL. It has a 3/8 input even though it is pictured on that site with a 1/4. This smaller version makes more then enough bubbles. I use these and they are by far the best airstones for dwc.

this is what im using now

4" stones i put two in my 10g and 18g tub and so far so good i would of had issues after 2-3 weeks if they sucked....and plus they dont break apart into pieces like most of them do

http://www.sunleaves.com/detail.asp?sku=SOS504

Thanks for the reply's.
I am really looking into the micro-pore diffusers.
Is that small one the 5" model?

Koi2Dragon said:

Thanks for the reply's.
I am really looking into the micro-pore diffusers.
Is that small one the 5" model?

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Yes. and that one stone alone with the right air pump puts out more than enough bubbles for a 5 gallon bucket.

I'm gonna order a few of those.

I found some appx 12 inch long blue stones at petco. They are kind of squari-sh in cross section, but top part narrower than bottom part. (i don't remember what that shape is called) Kind of cheaply made (one of the pipes was broken off the stone when I got a few, no biggie just went back and exchanged it) but very inexpensive and great fizzing action, not too bubbly. No issues with them at all. I use 4 of them 6 gallons of water (dual outlet pump and T joints) and have GREAT fizz.

Koi2Dragon said:

Hello

I am having some minor issues with airstones bubbling too hard.
My pump is a Dual Diaphragm Air Pump by General Hydroponics

I am looking for a durable stone/diffuser that can be a single one in DWC 5G bucket.
Small bubbles being ideal.
I was looking at this XL diffuser as a single bubbler for my bucket.
http://www.horticulturesource.com/product_info.php?products_id=973

Any suggestions?

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yes if you got a walmart nerby they have bigger ones i have 2 14" diffusers with a 3.0 hp air pump on both nicely working so try them out i only have a 5 gal bigger
resvoir mine is a 20 gal with 5 sproutlings on their second nodes so yea hope it helps they are strong wont break and has enough power and wait to stay stationary in your tank

Ok....I know that these airstones made from limewood are values for their micro bubbles and people that are in the saltwater aquarium hobby used to use them for their protine skimmers.

http://www.aquaristic.net/shop.php/lang/1/cl/details/anid/450071

Just an idea

Thanks for all the suggestions.
In the end I got the Single Micro-Pores.
They look perfect for this job.