How often should bubblers run in pools?

[CLTHermie]

I just added two pools to my crabitat- I put down aquarium rocks and shells to help getting in and out, and have an air pump with a line to each pool with an air stone attached. I’m curious as a new HC owner:

1- The bubbling is pretty aggressive- it’s not causing a lot of splash-over but it’s fairly noisy and the end of the pool with the bubbler is really active. Should I buy a valve to turn down the flow to lessen the bubbles? How do you know what the right level of “bubbling” is?

2- Are the bubblers supposed to run 24/7? I saw another post about using a timer to cycle them on and off, what is the frequency in which they should run? The airpump and bubbling is pretty noisy.

[JoeHermits]

There is no one “right” amount of bubbling. It really depends on what you’re comfortable with.

I installed both a valve and a timer on my bubblers so I had better control over them. If you’d prefer a more controlled system a few add-ins wouldn’t be a bad idea.


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[CLTHermie]

Thanks for the response- do you keep your bubblers going 24/7 or do you cycle them on and off?

[JoeHermits]

I had mine cycle for the convenience. Leaving them on all the time evaporated the pools.


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[GotButterflies]

I have valves on all of my air pumps, but I leave my bubblers on all of the time. I find my hermit crabs love the bubblers.