UPDATE:
So far it has been staying on now with all the help from many. The bubbles are still a bit larger than i would like but i guess i was expecting super fine mist. Perhaps itll get that way with the next cleaning. Will test it for the next few months and reupdate.
- Working great! Still wish it was easier to get the tubing on but its working well!
Original Post and First Impression:
Just tried out my ADA diffuser I got. Honestly, very unimpressed. Look, it works great, but its not like a super fine mist of bubbles as i have seen on some ADA diffusers. The bubbles are fine but not like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4o42N5cBGc. I can't tell if in the video the bubbles are actually smaller, but it sure seems like it.
Here's some issues i have with it:
1. In a small tank, has a big footprint. The fact that the tube can now be routed directly down instead of underneath (POLLEN GLASS TYPE-1 O_O) is a huge plus, but the glass knob that a suction cup attaches to makes the diffuser stick out quite a bit. Larger tanks, this is fine, but i have a 10 gallon...
2. Speaking of the tubing, its a nightmare getting the CO2 tubing to fit onto the glass inlet cylinder on the diffuser. First of all, its as if they designed it to work only with the silicone tubing they manufacture. I have some luckily, but i dont use it anymore with my new CO2 system. Anyways, Its not the easiest thing to get on with either tube (it does not have a conical tip like other diffusers) and even if you get it on, it goes about 1/6 of the way down before you tell yourself, "Oh oops.., don't want to break a $75 piece of glass". So I'm sure it can go down further, but i am not about to risk it.
3. With my other NON ADA tubing (not silicone), this fucker just popped off in about 45 minutes. So, unless you get it down farther, its gonna pop off. And as in #2, its a SOB to attach.
4. Price, then again, only ADA product I happily offer my money to is Aquasoil...then again....-_-
I have since today gone back to my original diffuser, this cheapo one I bought from Amazon (some dealer iono). Comparing the bubble size to the ADA, the bubbles are approx the same actually, at least when its not clogged. Also my diffuser has a conical tip and some sort of groove that allows it to attach to the tubing more securely. Also ran me like $15.
Overall, I don't want to shit on ADA since I dig the aesthetics of their products, and the diffuser assuming it didn't pop off, works 100% albeit better than other vendors. However, with respect to my current diffuser, i will sadly have to put this thing into storage for later use. If someone who has similar or same product can provide clarification on installation, or anything else, I would love to give this another try.
So far it has been staying on now with all the help from many. The bubbles are still a bit larger than i would like but i guess i was expecting super fine mist. Perhaps itll get that way with the next cleaning. Will test it for the next few months and reupdate.
- Working great! Still wish it was easier to get the tubing on but its working well!
Original Post and First Impression:
Just tried out my ADA diffuser I got. Honestly, very unimpressed. Look, it works great, but its not like a super fine mist of bubbles as i have seen on some ADA diffusers. The bubbles are fine but not like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4o42N5cBGc. I can't tell if in the video the bubbles are actually smaller, but it sure seems like it.
Here's some issues i have with it:
1. In a small tank, has a big footprint. The fact that the tube can now be routed directly down instead of underneath (POLLEN GLASS TYPE-1 O_O) is a huge plus, but the glass knob that a suction cup attaches to makes the diffuser stick out quite a bit. Larger tanks, this is fine, but i have a 10 gallon...
2. Speaking of the tubing, its a nightmare getting the CO2 tubing to fit onto the glass inlet cylinder on the diffuser. First of all, its as if they designed it to work only with the silicone tubing they manufacture. I have some luckily, but i dont use it anymore with my new CO2 system. Anyways, Its not the easiest thing to get on with either tube (it does not have a conical tip like other diffusers) and even if you get it on, it goes about 1/6 of the way down before you tell yourself, "Oh oops.., don't want to break a $75 piece of glass". So I'm sure it can go down further, but i am not about to risk it.
3. With my other NON ADA tubing (not silicone), this fucker just popped off in about 45 minutes. So, unless you get it down farther, its gonna pop off. And as in #2, its a SOB to attach.
4. Price, then again, only ADA product I happily offer my money to is Aquasoil...then again....-_-
I have since today gone back to my original diffuser, this cheapo one I bought from Amazon (some dealer iono). Comparing the bubble size to the ADA, the bubbles are approx the same actually, at least when its not clogged. Also my diffuser has a conical tip and some sort of groove that allows it to attach to the tubing more securely. Also ran me like $15.
Overall, I don't want to shit on ADA since I dig the aesthetics of their products, and the diffuser assuming it didn't pop off, works 100% albeit better than other vendors. However, with respect to my current diffuser, i will sadly have to put this thing into storage for later use. If someone who has similar or same product can provide clarification on installation, or anything else, I would love to give this another try.
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