tolstoy21 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Does anyone know if they sell the replacement felts separately, and if so, where one can acquire some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 You could probably cut some of your own if you're patient enough. Otherwise might be more time/cost effective to buy new air stones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Can the felts simply be cleaned? Mine seem to be all plugged up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I would think it's difficult to clean them, but maybe a vinegar soak would help dissolve any minerals. But if it's little micro-pieces of mulm it seems like that might be really hard to remove. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2024 at 6:51 AM, tolstoy21 said: Can the felts simply be cleaned? Mine seem to be all plugged up. When I was running the Ziss air stones prior to the air collars I would have to pull the felt pads out weekly. I’d squish and pinch and roll them through my fingers in the tank water I was taking out. Reassemble, and reinstall. Worked for me, but I had to do it every week. I never tried the vinegar soak, but if I still had them I would try it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I do a 3 step that always works for me. My water is liquid rock higher kh/ gh than coop strips test. soak 10 minutes in straight hydrogen peroxide to get the outer gunk. Rinse 30 minutes in vinegar either regular white or cleaning vinegar. Rinse another 10 in peroxide to get any remaining gunk rinse i keep extra airstones on hand to make this easy. I just swap and then bulk clean. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2024 at 11:47 AM, AllFishNoBrakes said: When I was running the Ziss air stones prior to the air collars I would have to pull the felt pads out weekly. I’d squish and pinch and roll them through my fingers in the tank water I was taking out. Reassemble, and reinstall. Worked for me, but I had to do it every week. I never tried the vinegar soak, but if I still had them I would try it. That's wild to me, I have rock hard water and I have never cleaned an air stone. Ziss or otherwise. Occasionally the actual "stone" type ones get crumbly. But I've never had to mess with one otherwise. Now, I've only been using Ziss stones for a little over two years. So take that for what it's worth. My biggest complaint with air stones is they constantly fall off when I'm cleaning filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2024 at 12:39 PM, jwcarlson said: That's wild to me, Same, especially considering my water is super soft. Idk, but after “cleaning” them they would run like I wanted them to. And then I’d have to do it again the following week to keep them there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 what's the deal with these? I ordered 20 from ACO like 3 years ago, my trans-shipper (my sister in the US) lost the package for around 2 years, and I just got them before this past christmas. They make much bigger bubbles than the traditional "stone" airstones, even when cranked down tight. So why are they good? I feel like I'm missing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2024 at 3:43 PM, TOtrees said: what's the deal with these? I ordered 20 from ACO like 3 years ago, my trans-shipper (my sister in the US) lost the package for around 2 years, and I just got them before this past christmas. They make much bigger bubbles than the traditional "stone" airstones, even when cranked down tight. So why are they good? I feel like I'm missing something. Those were the old ones with blue felt. The newer ones with green felt work great and give small bubbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2024 at 3:54 PM, Guppysnail said: Those were the old ones with blue felt. The newer ones with green felt work great and give small bubbles Thx! I sense they're going to an auction, but wanted to poll the experts before committing. 🙂 Sorry for hijacking :s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody P Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Can someone tell me what purpose the felt serves? I've been using them for 2 years and have no idea what they're for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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