Making an airstone ageing setup
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:17 pm
Hi all,
I'm in the process of sourcing and putting together an airstone ageing setup, and have a few questions...
I'm looking at going with this airstone, but there is no option for a threaded one; only the barbed. And as I want to put a SS tube to it, whats the best way to attach it?
Is there a stone (solvent tolerant) that has a thread? :pray:
Can I soft solder a SS tube to the Barb? (Or is that shit gonna kill me, or make me sick, sitting in 65%?) :wtf: ...Maybe there is another type of solder that should be used?
Or is there a better way, that I just haven't seen yet? :think:
Also, I'm looking to create a Venturi effect in the vessel, and to do that, I want to put another (SS or copper) tube around the air stone tubing (if the SS tube to the air stone is, say 6mm, make the outer one aaround the 25mm mark). As long as the tubing is kept close to the bottom of the vessel - without touching it - the upward stream of the air bubbles will create a pulling effect along the bottom, thus creating more (circular) movement in the liquid.
Can anyone see a downside to this, that I am not looking at?
:text-thankyoublue:
I'm in the process of sourcing and putting together an airstone ageing setup, and have a few questions...
I'm looking at going with this airstone, but there is no option for a threaded one; only the barbed. And as I want to put a SS tube to it, whats the best way to attach it?
Is there a stone (solvent tolerant) that has a thread? :pray:
Can I soft solder a SS tube to the Barb? (Or is that shit gonna kill me, or make me sick, sitting in 65%?) :wtf: ...Maybe there is another type of solder that should be used?
Or is there a better way, that I just haven't seen yet? :think:
Also, I'm looking to create a Venturi effect in the vessel, and to do that, I want to put another (SS or copper) tube around the air stone tubing (if the SS tube to the air stone is, say 6mm, make the outer one aaround the 25mm mark). As long as the tubing is kept close to the bottom of the vessel - without touching it - the upward stream of the air bubbles will create a pulling effect along the bottom, thus creating more (circular) movement in the liquid.
Can anyone see a downside to this, that I am not looking at?
:text-thankyoublue: