Best method of getting your bubbles

I'm trying to figure out the best method for bubbles, as in types of wands and what not, whats the overall best, and is the such thing as to many bubbles? i was pretty sure there wasn't but had to ask

some people like to buy the cheapest air-stone they can find, they get dirty you can just through them out. I buy the hose type or make my own. They clean easier.
http://www.4hydroponics.com/grow_room/flexibleAirstone.asp

good question though I'll be interested in others ideas as well

I use the cheep bubble stones form wall mart or any pet store. I like the bubbles they put out better then the wands.

so the stones work better than the wands? and is there any amount of bubbling that is to much?

I think so. I'm useing two of thr 4" in a 5 gal bucket,

stumps said:

I think so. I'm useing two of thr 4" in a 5 gal bucket,

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i thought it would be more about what the pump puts out?

PotHead3 said:

i thought it would be more about what the pump puts out?

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True... when I first built my dwc I was using a 10 gal pump I had from an old fish tank. I noticed my girls were not growing as fast as they should so I purchased a 40 gal whisper pump and the girls perked up big time!

I use 4 12 inch airstones, the kind that are stone all around not inlaid in plastc, they are sort of triangular shaped. I get mine at Meijer. I run a line to each from a 600 gal/hr pump. I get lots of bubbles, the more the better. When I'm starting seedings I set water level an inch below the bottom of the netpots. The bubble action wets them more than halfway up, eliminating the need for drips, feeder tubes or top feeding. This is the real bubbleponics. By the way, with my current grow I shifted from rockwool to rapid rooters. The RRs gather and hold water so well, I was worried about drowning seedlings not about top feeding them. I lowered my water level by a gallon and monitored until I had the netpots being watered to the extend I wanted. I check the netpots and the airstones daily to see all is well.

PotHead3 said:

i thought it would be more about what the pump puts out?

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I agree. for the pumps I have. The stones do better then the wands.

My best DWC grows were when I made my own airstones (got tired of replacing blue stones every grow)

3/4" PVC pipe cut to length, put some steel ball bearings inside (so it wouldn't float), and capped at both ends.

Made my air holes with a small needle attached to a 45w soldering iron.

Drilled a hole in the end cap, siliconed in a nipple, attached the hose, and presto. Tons of bubbles!

TheConstantGardner said:

My best DWC grows were when I made my own airstones (got tired of replacing blue stones every grow)

3/4" PVC pipe cut to length, put some steel ball bearings inside (so it wouldn't float), and capped at both ends.

Made my air holes with a small needle attached to a 45w soldering iron.

Drilled a hole in the end cap, siliconed in a nipple, attached the hose, and presto. Tons of bubbles!

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That sounds like a cool D.I.Y. project.
I think i have all the things I need already.