What's wrong with my bubble wand?

[Freezekougra]

When I put my bubble wand on the bottom of my tank, all the bubbles stop coming out...so I have it placed in the middle right now o.o

I tried using a pin and poking some holes today, the bubbles got bigger but still disappear if the wand gets put at the bottom of the tank

It's a 10" wand in a standard 55g tank, bubbles from the air tubing come out fine at the bottom of the tank(if i take off the bubble wand)

 

[cockroach]

What type of air pump are you using? Sounds like it might not be strong enough. Have you tried another pump to check for this yet?

 

[Neophyte]

Most likely your air pump is too small; the further down the bubble wand goes the more pressure is needed to push air down the tube and through the wand to over come water pressure.

 

[Ramcharger]

if your pump is not strong enough and the tank is deep enough the water pressure will be too much for the pump

 

[BPags52]

Sounds like the air pump isn't strong enough.

 

[malawi mayhem]

You may need a new wand. First, check the point at which the tubing connects to the wand... it may be clogged...

If I had to make a wager...

I would bet that you may not have a strong enough air pump for that type of wand...

mm

 

[HaleMoana]

^+3
What are you using for an air pump?

 

[malawi mayhem]

Damn i hate looking at these post in a hurry...

I could have just said...

Yeah... what he said...

mm

 

[Freezekougra]

It says tetratec ap80 115volts? :O
I bought my tank used, along with the air pump.

The pump came with a ton of extra tubing(where the air travels) that I wrapped around my stand, would that make the pump weaker? :O

 

[HaleMoana]

^Yes... your making the pump work harder and push further. Cut down the tubing to the length you need plus a few more inches for extra slack.

see if that makes a difference. If not, then air pumps are cheap enough that you could easily buy a new one if you had to.