Bubble Stones In Marine Tanks

[jaffacake]

Is there a reason why people with marine tanks don't use bubble stones apart from some people don't like the look of them?

On of my local shop uses one in their main marine tank which looks lovely under the lights, it's only fine bubbles so it doesn't make a noise either. Also I've used one in my nano for the past half year and the clowns love it they take turns to swim against the current it produces

I don't know if I should use it again in my new bigger tank?

 

[bae1994]

i do in the corner of my 5 ft reef

 

[Buddyboy67]

Wooden block diffusers create these fine bubble effects...the currents in a lot of reefs would carry fine bubbles around the tank which will damage sponges etc which are unable to handle air bubble contact. Most aerate in their sumps or rely on the aeration from a protein skimmer in this type of set up.
Also surface turbulence from the power heads allows for good gaseous exchange , again ruling out the need to run these inside the tank.

 

[seffieuk]

Wooden block diffusers create these fine bubble effects...the currents in a lot of reefs would carry fine bubbles around the tank which will damage sponges etc which are unable to handle air bubble contact. Most aerate in their sumps or rely on the aeration from a protein skimmer in this type of set up.
Also surface turbulence from the power heads allows for good gaseous exchange , again ruling out the need to run these inside the tank.

Indeed and they are naff

Seffie x

 

[jaffacake]

Wooden block diffusers create these fine bubble effects...the currents in a lot of reefs would carry fine bubbles around the tank which will damage sponges etc which are unable to handle air bubble contact. Most aerate in their sumps or rely on the aeration from a protein skimmer in this type of set up.
Also surface turbulence from the power heads allows for good gaseous exchange , again ruling out the need to run these inside the tank.

I use it purely as decoration, the powerheads and skimmer do their job for filtration I think it looks great at the back of the tank especially if you put it in LR that looks right for it and blue marine lighting lights up the whole of the bubble stream, imo the tank looks much better with it