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juwel-180 Enthusiast Posts: 291 Kudos: 212 Votes: 17 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	hi, this may sound strange but the blue material you get on air stones, can you buy it in thin sheets or disc's? Sorry if this sounds strange it is for a project cheers
Posted 03-Feb-2009 19:51
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	what are you using it for? they make longer bubble sticks or wands they also make discs of it, but they are always surrounded with a plastic base and sides... what the project and how do you plan on using the air bubbler/airstone material? \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 04-Feb-2009 02:58
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	You can definitely get discs, they come in a plastic holder arrangement and are normally about 5-8cm across. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 04-Feb-2009 06:23
juwel-180 Enthusiast Posts: 291 Kudos: 212 Votes: 17 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	well forgot to say it aint for my aquarium but for a furniture project im doing long story, may get some pics up when done also in terms of airstones, whats the smallest you can get them, shorter and smaller the better any help would be great cheers
Posted 04-Feb-2009 20:06
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Are you just going for the look? As part of furniture I expect it doesn't actually need to function as an airstone. AFAIK they do not sell air stone materials cheaply, and buying a ton of really small air stones will be quite costly. Maybe you could cement a bunch of sand into a sheet, and then paint it blue. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 04-Feb-2009 20:29
juwel-180 Enthusiast Posts: 291 Kudos: 212 Votes: 17 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	hum might give that a try, good idea ye im just going for a look of loads of bubbles going up clear tubes. If i where to by a pre done airstone, whats the smallest i could buy, looking for under 1 inch? cheers
Posted 04-Feb-2009 20:59
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	There are some sold for Marine tanks which are a white soft material, then there are the small wooden ones also sold for Marine tanks. These give you very fine bubbles. But the problem with those types they clog up very quickly. Then there are the small plastic ones which can be pulled apart to clean or make them bigger or smaller. Finally there is the air wand you can cut that to any length you want. I had to cut one down to about 4ins. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 05-Feb-2009 01:50
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Oh wow, I misunderstood what you were going for, I thought you only wanted the texture of an airstone in a sheet for some reason. I retract my recommendation, which could be pretty difficult to actually make work. You can buy airstones really small, don't worry about that. Just go to your LFS and take a look, you should be able to find some pretty small ones. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 05-Feb-2009 07:37
Ira Fish Addict Posts: 661 Kudos: 181 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Jan-2002	If you're looking for really fine bubbles there are limewood(I think) airstones. Anyway, they're made of wood. (Duh)
Posted 05-Feb-2009 10:14
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Limewood ones make the water look cloudy, maybe it might not be the look that is required. Another option would be to look for the rainbow plastic ones, they produce nice sized bubbles. You could even DIY For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 06-Feb-2009 02:42
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	can you show us a little drawing of what it is you intend to do? i'm a little lost... do you want to cover the thing in the compressed colored sand or do you want to make a tube design filled with flowing bubbles? you asked for small and large quantities so this is a bit misleading to me. \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 09-Feb-2009 04:38


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