Limewood Airstone

[Creetin]

Do you guys go for good branded ones? Any recommendations, prices??

[TanGo]

Do we really need airstone for Marine Tank? Ermm I dunn use..

[Creetin]

i mean those that u put into the counter current protein skimmer

[newdamsel]

I only see sanders wooden block around... are there better ones??? I would like to know too~!

[clowntrigger]

try the corallife one, they are value for money and much better than the sanders one in terms of the fine bubbles it produce. Of course same to all airstones, they need to be replace constantly in order to be effective. You can get corallife airstones from Marine life and Sealife.

[Creetin]

tks clowntrigger, thats realli great valuable info. for awhile i tot oni got Sanders airstone, hehe

[Bluebeard]

wah didn't know coralife limewood airstone is better than sanders.

they are usually sold in a twice pack right?

is the price around $5.50 a pack? i saw them at chinatown at this price. or do anyone know where selling cheaper?

[clowntrigger]

Yes they are sold in Twin pack. If my memory never failed, I think Marine life sell it for $5 for 2 piece. It has been quite something I get the airstone as I don't use it anymore. Oh, there are 2 sizes also, get the bigger one.

[Bluebeard]

thanks!

[eprouve]

The Marine Life you're talking about is Marine Life Hobbielist at Hong Leong right?

[Chris]

Just my opinion,

I changed from the Sander Protein skimmer to the Red Sea Prizm and the effect was amazing. It's slim, hang-on and very efficient. Best of all, no need to replace airstone.

[kelstorm]

there is this ceramic airstone that cost abt $3.50 for a small one.. seen it in action in my friend's marine tank.. produced a nice screen of bubbles curtain.. he used it for his DIY skimmer.. and it worked real well.. think it was from korea...

[Creetin]

chris, is red sea a venturi skimmer? how big is ur tank?

[Chris]

The Red Sea Hang-on Skimmer works with a motor producing bubbles and foam, very much like a Venturi. There's 2 models, for 100 gallons and 300 gallons. I'm using the 100g one. It's selling for about $220 at many shops (eg. marinelife) but don't buy from Rainbow ($250).

[Creetin]

yeah i seen it at rainbow... tot its kinda weird up there on the shelf..hehe

i heard venturi cant be used for small tanks, they will skim all the good stuff out...!

will the experts care to comment?

[kelstorm]

yeah i seen it at rainbow... tot its kinda weird up there on the shelf..hehe

i heard venturi cant be used for small tanks, they will skim all the good stuff out...!

will the experts care to comment?

when using protein skimmers on tanks, no matter what size it may be, the gadget will skimmed out all the protein regardless good or bad.. thus, u need to dose supplements.. to replace those that are lost...