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Description
Airstones provide an effective aeration solution to promote healthy root development and vigorous plant growth. Available in golf-ball or flat round stone style (which is available in three different sizes), they deliver several key benefits:
- Improved Oxygenation: Creates a constant stream of bubbles, increasing oxygen levels in the water or nutrient solution to enhance root health.
- Prevents Root Rot: Helps prevent the build-up of anaerobic conditions and root rot by ensuring adequate oxygenation in the root zone.
- Enhanced Nutrient Uptake: Facilitates the absorption of nutrients by the roots, leading to improved plant growth and vitality.
- Even Distribution: Ensures uniform distribution of oxygen and nutrients throughout the growing medium, promoting balanced plant growth.
- Compatible with Various Systems: Suitable for use in hydroponic systems, aquariums, and ponds, providing versatile aeration solutions.
Airstones can be an essential component of any growing setup, ensuring optimal oxygenation and nutrient delivery for healthy and thriving plants.
Key facts
| Type | Air stone (diffuser) |
|---|---|
| Styles | Golf ball, 50 mm; flat round, 125 mm or 150 mm |
| For | Hydroponic systems, aquariums and ponds |
| What it does | Turns the air from a pump into a stream of bubbles, raising the oxygen in the water or nutrient solution |
| Brand | Hailea |
| Sizes | Golf Ball Airstone / 50mm, Round Airstone / 125mm, Round Airstone / 150mm |
| Category | Pumps & Aeration |
How to use
Push the air stone onto the end of a length of airline, connect the other end to an air pump such as the Hailea Small Air Pump, and drop the stone to the bottom of the tank. A flat round stone spreads the bubbles over a wider area than the golf ball.
See all pumps and aeration.
Questions
Why does a hydroponic tank need an air stone?
It keeps the nutrient solution full of oxygen, which roots need. That helps prevent the stale, airless conditions that lead to root rot.
Do I need an air pump as well?
Yes. The stone only spreads the air; a pump supplies it, through airline.
Growers’ guides
- Root Rot (Pythium): How to Spot, Fix and Prevent ItWhat root rot (pythium) looks like, what causes brown, slimy roots in hydroponics, soil and coco, how to prevent it and how to fix it.
- What You Need to Grow Indoors: The Kit ChecklistWhat you need to grow indoors as a beginner: tent, LED, fan and filter, hangers, timer, hygrometer, pots, soil or coco, feed, pH kit and our kits.
- Hydroponics and Growing Terms Explained: A Growers' GlossaryHydroponics and growing terms explained in plain English, from EC, pH and PPFD to VPD, NFT and run-to-waste, with links to our full guides.
