Replace broken or clogged pond air stones for maximum airflow.
Pond air stones cleaning.
Boil the stone in fresh water for 10 minutes and allow it to air dry again.
It should be one part bleach and three parts water.
Allow the airstone to air dry completely.
Turn off and unplug all air stone and filtration devices in your tank.
Crystalclear airstonesfor ponds are designed to fit 1 8 vinyl airline.
Replace broken or clogged pond airstonesfor maximum airflow.
Cleaning ceramic porous airstones or any diffuser.
Let it soak for a day.
Restore your pond aeration kit to new with crystalclear air stones formerly known as pond logic or airmax.
The 12 stick is not recommended for use with crystalclear pondair aeration kits.
Most of the time the air stone will be clean by now.
Ideally it s best to have aeration combined with a good pond cleaning bacteria such as our planktonix available in several sizes which is a powerful safe top of the line all natural product to help clean your pond.
Growth of living things such as bacteria coatings attached algae such as filamentous diatom types and sometimes animal coatings such as bryozoans.
Restore your pond aeration kit to new with crystalclear airstones formerly known as pond logic or airmax.
Remove the air stone from your aquarium.
Cleaning your air stones doesn t take too much effort yet one of the best ways to make sure they are clean is to clean them at regular intervals.
This means your plants are not likely to suffer before you reach the stage of gunked up stones.
Two things clog or plug airstones.
Rinse the air stone in fresh water then lightly scrub off any excess build up off the outside.
But if it is still not cleaned correctly you should put it into household bleach and water.
The 12 stick is not recommended.
If your air stone is underneath gravel in your aquarium carefully move the gravel to the side off of your air stone with a long fish net or your hands if you prefer.
