Air Stones

[SkwidsLair]

Hi...I've had these air stones kicking around for a while, and I finally decided to put them to use in my new 90 gallon. Thing is, I can't get them to work.

I'm running the 100gallon tetra whisper air pump to a gang valve (all valves are open) and then into airline tubing that leads to four of these. Nothing's happening, though...no bubbles at ALL. Is there something about these things I should know, that perhaps I've missed?

 

[cusunfireguy]

Hmm. I have purchased air pumps before and they come on but won't pump air. Could it be the pump? Have you played with the valves? I had to play with my valves to get mine to work. None of them are in the same position. Good luck!

Steven

 

[Fishckabibble]

if the airstones have been used before, or have been sitting around for a while then i would replace them, A) if they were used before, they are clogged and wont work B) if they have been sitting around for a long time then they may be either faulty or past their time, i dont like the synthetic ones i prefer the wooden ones, try them, they get better air flow through them and last longer.

 

[f8fan]

Try blowing air through the tubing with your mouth - if you see bubbles then you know it's the pump that's not working.

I have had the same trouble with gang valves that cusunfireguy had, you have do sometimes do a little tweaking to get them all to distribute air evenly.

 

[SkwidsLair]

Hi, the gang valve unit and the air pump are working fine...it's the airstones that aren't. Which I find odd, as it means all four of them are faulty.

meh...I'll see if I can track down some wooden ones, or just go with some bubblers.

Thanks for the help.