I'm thinking I may just get a J hook and use a decent ash catcher. It would probably cost me the same as a good bubbler, but with the option of using almost any type of ash catcher.
I bought many of them at Grasscity. They have a good Black Leaf selection.
IMO, go for 90* angle (straight down joint) because the J hook will match perfect and allow you to watch bubbling action. Besides they are all 18 goatsie
lol (Dewaar joint) for fast clearing.
I tried mostly all of them, but IMO the inline A/C is the best, very low in the base perc, allowing low water volume and like 4 or 5 inches of empty can for cooling down vapor. Perfect for my Solo.
Second will be the 8 arm tree A/C, very dragless piece, good for heavy hitters vaporizers, but you need to play a lot with water volumes and when clearing, don't pull too hard because you'll have wet lips or worst
From all I got, IMO, the showerhead A/C was the worst, huge bulbous showerhead, taking to much space and uneven centered, with more drag than the rest, tall water volume with often splash back
I have a Black Leaf downstem,
with less amount of slits but third of the size, in my old bong, and it's awesome.
Maybe my showerhead A/C is a lemon...
Good luck in your search, I'll try to post some video of my inline A/C soon.
p.s: did I forget to mention they have good deals?? The only problem is the shipping , only free above $200 I think, and they took like 2 & 1/2 weeks to deliver
Overall, very good bang for the buck.