Michigan Cichlid Association
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mission Man on January 26, 2015, 11:59:46 AM
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I want to start possibly cleaning and reusing the air stones and just curious if there's anybody out there that is doing it and if so what's the best way?
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Vinegar
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Sounds good. Thanks.
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My first thought: cleaning? How much is an air stone worth and how much is your time worth?
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Kens sells plastic ones now that are worth looking into for reusing them.
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Well... with just under 90 tanks and some using up to three air stones each. I just want to try a passive way to get a second or third use out of them, but I don't want to have to hand clean each one. You're right Ron, time is important.
Muriatic acid had crossed my mind, but didn't know if it would be too harsh.
I do buy the 100 pack of ceramic (or glass) at Kens for $19.95. Cheapest I've found.
As far as plastic ones. I've tried them and they seem to clog quicker that the glass/ceramic. Don't know if the pores are smaller, but I seemed to get about half the life of a glass/ceramic one.
I've also tried without an air stone and won't do that again.
Well, I let them soak in vinegar for 24 hours, then rinsed real well, now letting them dry. We'll see how it works.
Thanks for the input.
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Did you get the new ones he has that come apart?
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Did you get the new ones he has that come apart?
Yes. They seem to produce smaller bubbles. I think the pores are smaller and they seem to clog faster. Just my opinion.