diy airstones????

[midnight]

For what it's worth, I did the blocked end of an airline and using a pin method. Seems to work decently.

At first I used a needle to make the holes but they didn't work as well as I wanted. So I used a thumb tack and the result is much better.

Don't know if that helps

might test it out thanks

Not DIY but heres what you want
http://jehmco.com/html/air_diffusers.html
Not fragile,clog less than regular airstones and clean up well in vinegar when they finally do.

nice but $$ lol

i found this for you

normaly i am using the smallest airstones, because i can use 3 or 4 in the tank and they are making more bubles than 4 big airstones. When i was a kid a created my own airstones from sand-stone. This weekend i made 4 new airstones after few years again. I simply made a hole in a stone with a dril , then put in the tube(in a half of size of the stone) and use glue, which takes 24hour to get hard. I am creating own airsotnes, because they are makeing more bubles as all airstones i have ever seen(also one stone makes different sizes of bubles), i can also make some nice shapes and sizes.(so i do not have to hide it like all blue or green airstone). They work super even if you do not have big air pump :yes:

dont know if it work but worth a try

its different
dont really get it unless its just a hole in a rock with a hose jammed in it lol

ok so i went to petsmart
no luck on tiny round ones
but i did find this
they now have a box of airstones,says bulk
each airstone is in a baggy and is cheap
here is how it goes
pack of 6 airstones-3 bucks
pack of 2 airstones-1.50
pack of 1 airstone-70 cents
baggy with 1airstone-30 cents
so for 2 bucks i got 6,when the 6 pack is 3 bucks
or
i got an airstone in a baggy for 30 cents when the packaged 1 airstone is 70 cents!
weird,but it was right,and i stocked up


but if anyone comes up with a DIY airstone post it up

and bump this to the next page too

 

[Liam]

I might try that sand stone one, I'll give you a shout about how it goes..


...now if only I could find some sandstone.

 

[AZ Red]

This post is long-dead, however I just made a dirt-cheap, dirt-easy method.
1/4" irrigation soaker hose, weighed down with rock/substrate (it will float off...). Just made a ring with a t fitting to connect the air line from the pump/manifold. I think a check valve is needed too...

AZR