Working With Air Tubing

[kaneda33]

Hello all,

I just bought my first air pump about a month ago, along with 2 air stones, tubing and a T. I've found the tubing very difficult to work with, in terms of routing inside my tank underneath the gravel and getting it where I want it to go. Seems that it always seems to kick up move my lava rocks out of the way and displace all the gravel that I had covering it.
Anyone have any suggestions on a good methodology for working with air tubing and routing it in your tank?

 

[jediinthedark]

They make suction cups for the tubing. You could buy a pack of those.
They also make magnetic holders which replace the suction cups. Each magnet is about $5. It comes with a variety of clips from large enough for filters to small enough for air lines. That may be an option for you too depending on your needs.

Personally I just have bubbles running to O2 the tank while the house is hot (no AC). Once it cools down I'll probably pull the bubbles.

 

[Whiskers]

your right about the bubble stones kaneda33 they don't hold still worth a darn. i found that even with suction cups the still are a pain to deal with. i ended up using a bubble wand and it is a lot easier to work with not to mention i like the wall of bubbles on the back wall of the tank. i also found that there is 2 types of air tubbing (well as far as i know). one kind is stiff and hard to work with and the other is a blue color (that i found at meijers but probly at other stores) that is soft and very workable. Well any way just some ideas for you.

 

[wondabread]

I prefer the blue hose as well. They also sell weighted air tubes. They are still a little bit of a pain to get to stay in the gravel, but a heck of a lot easier than just stones.

 

[MikeS]

Back in the day, I used to either use the bubble wand or use an old abalone shell (The shells has a few smaller holes in it). I think if I ever used one again, I would buy a powerhead and plug it in there.