Compressor for Aerater

[sevver]

that is what I was thinking, not the size, but the output.

[chem geek]

that is what I was thinking, not the size, but the output.

You want to maximize the total surface area of the bubbles and their contact time with the water. Smaller bubbles have a larger surface area relative to their volume and they also tend to take longer to migrate upward to the pool surface. So use the largest output (volume of air) you can but produce the smallest bubbles from that output possible for the best combination. That probably requires a type of nozzle you don't have since the smaller nozzle probably restricts the output rate. The ideal nozzle would be one that had many small nozzles to produce lots of tiny bubbles (I can hear Don Ho singing now).

If you only have a choice between a large output rate with large bubbles vs. a smaller output rate with smaller bubbles, then I agree with the earlier post that the larger output rate is probably more important.

Richard

[sevver]

I could see a manifold type fitting with caps on it with slits cut into them with a pencil grinder with a cut off wheel for this. I will make one sometime here, pvc should work, plus it would keep costs down.

[aquarium]

Or maybe a few of these:



Not affiliated, yadda yadda...

[sevver]

very nice... I assume the barbed fittings have Female Pipe Thread?

[aquarium]

Dunno, but I think they have other models that do have pipe threads. I use one of their smallest stones in a 90 gallon planted aquarum to disperse compressed CO2 into the aquarium.

After doing the alkalinity lowering trick learned here, and already knowing that plants don't 'like' high alkalinity, I let the chlorine in the pool run low and then put pool water in my planted aquarium. Removed the fish first and used a chlorine neutralizer too...

So far there's been a positive response from the plants.

The fish is still alive too.

[surfacefeeder]

The compressor I have is farly loud but I have 150 feet of hose so I put it in the back garage. I live in somewhat of a rural area so neighbors arent a problem. I have a 15 gallon coleman compressor it would run about one minute on 3 minutes off.

I waded around in the pool with it pulling it by the hose just off the bottom and it stayed on the bottom and didnt float when I left it in one spot.

I thought of making a atomizer for the end which would be just a empty bleach bottle filled with tiny holes and something to hold it down if needed. I have an AG pool 27 footer so I dont want bricks of metal harming the liner. In total it ran for about six hours I left the cover off tonight and will test ph in the morning.

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Chris