Steve, it will work, but I think an actual piece of soaker hose will produce more and smaller bubbles and circulate more water. Some systems are actually sold with a kind of soaker hose. Get a piece and just fold back an end and use plastic tywrap cable ties to secure it. You may want to put it inside a rigid pvc pipe with larger holes drilled in it for protection. If your water is pretty deep, 10 ft or more, a round rubber membrane diffuser will be better, though. They are pretty cheap.