Given the same volume of air being putting out, smaller bubbles means more oxygen transferred into the water. It's all about surface area.

Based on my experiences in small troughs, smaller bubbles also circulate water better than the same amount of air in big bubbles.

Last edited by Theo Gallus; 02/04/09 09:55 AM.
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