The need to choose a nebulizer for an aquarium is especially acute when it is necessary to purchase this necessary spare part for an external compressor that provides saturation of water with oxygen. In the case of a built-in compressor, there is already one or another nebulizer in it, which corresponds to a certain type of device.
Which sprayer is better for an aquarium?
There are two main types of air diffusers for aquarium: from natural material and from artificial. The first are made of special porous rocks of stone, which pass through a jet of air, splitting it into many small bubbles that emerge into the water. Such nebulizers are the most environmentally friendly, however, their disadvantage is the noise they produce during operation. Therefore, most people who have aquariums, and especially those who have them in the bedroom, choose a second type of nebulizer. They are made of soft rubber with holes through which air comes out. Such sprayers work much quieter, and they often have the form of long strips, which can be decomposed on the bottom of the aquarium, ensuring a uniform saturation of the water with gas. Also this version of the spray gun is ideal for use in large aquariums designed for a large volume of water.
Although powerful enough and large compressors are designed for large aquariums, experienced breeders suggest using not one, but several sprayers located in different parts of the bottom. Although they are not recommended to dig in the ground, as this accelerates the clogging of holes in the material, but many still do this to give your aquarium a more aesthetic look.
Design of sprayers for aquarium
Sprayers for the aquarium can have a variety of shapes: cylindrical, elongated, square, rectangular. Choose the right size and the shape that best suits your water volume, as well as fit well into the created in the aquarium bottom relief and underwater landscape.
In addition to simple, designed only for the performance of its main function, sprayers, there are also special construction designs decorative sprayers for the aquarium. They can take the form of a variety of things or decor made from burnt clay: chests with treasures, old vases, ships, debris of wood. Inside each such figure and mounted a sprayer, which is attached to the hose of the compressor. At their work, it seems that air bubbles are coming from these objects. When using decorative sprayers, the appearance of the aquarium not only does not suffer, but even acquires a certain identity and individuality, since the choice of a particular figure depends only on the imagination of the buyer.
Another interesting option - sprayers for the aquarium with illumination. They are equipped with special LEDs that create a uniform glow or a periodic change of colors. They can look like standard versions of sprayers or as decorative ones with one more additional opportunity to decorate the aquarium. Thanks to such sprayers, even at night, your home pond will look unusual and beautiful, and the location of such sprayers will give the aquarium an individuality and special beauty. With the help of light, you can place accents in the "interior" of the aquarium, draw attention to plants or figures on the bottom, and the whole situation will only emphasize the beauty of fish living in such an unusual aquarium.