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Aeration Accessories
Air-O-Lator products are designed to make pond maintenance easy and hassle-free, so you can enjoy your pond to the fullest. We offer a wide range of products to suit every need, from water clarifiers to algae and predator control.
Weighted and Non-weighted Airlines - Air-O-Lator - Pond Aeration & Maintenance Products

Weighted and Non-weighted Airlines

Basically, the difference between weighted and non-weighted airlines for aeration is where you’re using the airline. If you are running an airline above ground, use a non-weighted airline. If you are running an airline from the shoreline to your Airstone or rubber membrane, you need to use a weighted airline. The weighted airline will stay in place under the water as opposed to the non-weighted airline, which will float. Investing in a weighted airline will make your life much easier than trying to wrestle a non-weighted airline into doing a job it was never meant for. When running an airline from your aeration system to the water’s edge, we recommend you bury it. The last thing you want is to have to deal with a cut airline. The airline can be cut by a careless landscaper, broken when large equipment drives over it or damaged by animals. To save yourself the headache of discovering your airline has a hole, you should bury it when installing it. You do not need to bury it deeply; just 4-6 inches is sufficient to protect the line. If you feel your airline may be extra vulnerable, you can encase it in PVC before burying it.

Airstone Diffuser and Rubber Membrane Diffuser - Air-O-Lator - Pond Aeration & Maintenance Products

Airstone Diffuser and Rubber Membrane Diffuser

The airstone diffuser and the rubber membrane diffuser both serve the same purpose; they provide aeration for your lake or pond. However, how they do it and what size they work best in is very different. The airstone diffuser can be quite convenient because it can easily be installed. The airstone diffusers can are more affordable, but they provide less oxygen. The rubber membrane is more expensive but offers more oxygen with smaller bubbles.  The airstone diffuser can be ideal for smaller ponds. The rubber membrane is an ideal solution for bigger ponds. This is because more bubbles are created and transported throughout the water, which makes more oxygen for your aquatic environment. It can also be argued that the airstone diffuser creates about the same amount of oxygen. The airstone diffuser gives off bigger bubbles and a sufficient oxygen level as the bubbles pop. To reiterate, both options are good, but your investment would depend on the price, maintenance frequency, and size of the pond.

Two-year update. Our solar aeration system just went through another brutal New York winter and worked like a dream. Another year without any winter fish kill. We are SO PLEASED with the system we purchased.

Rudy D.