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Does anybody have good recommendations for installing a Dock Bubbler system?

This video on Youtube shows it pretty well:

DockBubblers System Installation - Dock Bubbler - Standard Straight Dock

Does this system use a pump or a compressor? (different websites refer to both)

Does it run around the clock or can it be run with a timer or wifi like circulators?

If the lines are full of air, and then stop, does water get in through the perforations and need to be emptied manually?

Do the weights keep the tubing in place where you want it or does it get pushed around by the compressed air?

Any thoughts would be great! Thank you in advance!

A water pump or an air compressor are equally appropriate. The idea is to keep the water moving; and circulating with the deeper/'warmer' water. The trick is to do it while spending the least amount of money.
I prefer to use a linear compressor; low cost to run, low pressure/high volume. The only brand to purchase is Hi-Blow.
I run mine on a thermostat .... on at 34 and off at 40 (+/-). I turn the system on in early December and off in late March.
The lines do sometimes fill with water when the compressor is not running. But it has never been a problem. Because the lines tend to float when filled with air, I keep the lines weighted down with rocks & bricks.
Once a summer, I make a feeble attempt to wipe the accumulated 'growth' off the lines.
I've doing this for 21 years. I think I've rebuilt the compressor 3 times; Hi-Blow sells a rebuild kit.

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Originally Posted by root1 (Post 393920)

Thank you so very much for this description. One further question, do the lines stay completely free of water during run time or does compressed air make it's way through a tube that is filled or partially filled with water? Thank you.