oxygenated water?
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noah's nemo
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You could,but i wouldn't.Just have plenty of water movement via. powerheads,and have an open top for proper gas exchange
kajunsausage
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Point the powerheads close to the surface of the water for better gas exchange.
pezenfuego
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Originally Posted by sargeboy
http:///forum/post/3233093
to oxygenate your water can you just add a bubble maker to the tank. i just got a powder brown tang and want to make sure its as happy as a clam.
Oxygenation occurs at the surface of the water. With surface agitation from a bubble-maker, oxygenation will take place. Microbubbles really aren't something that you want in a tank if you have a sump. The air can get in your overflow box (if you have one) and cause the siphon to break and your tank to overflow.
http:///forum/post/3233093
to oxygenate your water can you just add a bubble maker to the tank. i just got a powder brown tang and want to make sure its as happy as a clam.
Oxygenation occurs at the surface of the water. With surface agitation from a bubble-maker, oxygenation will take place. Microbubbles really aren't something that you want in a tank if you have a sump. The air can get in your overflow box (if you have one) and cause the siphon to break and your tank to overflow.
noah's nemo
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Originally Posted by sargeboy
http:///forum/post/3233116
okay sounds like i have nothing to worry about because i have an overflow and powerheads near the top so i dont see the point in using a bubble maker. thanks
I have actually read that having them closer to the bottom and pointing up making a ripple effect is much more effective.I have 2 in each top corner pointing down,and 3 on the bottom pointing up,kinda making a down and back up movement. Something to consider, i guess.
pezenfuego
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Originally Posted by Noah's Nemo
http:///forum/post/3233145
I have actually read that having them closer to the bottom and pointing up making a ripple effect is much more effective.I have 2 in each top corner pointing down,and 3 on the bottom pointing up,kinda making a down and back up movement. Something to consider, i guess.
That's interesting. I've never heard that before. I guess whatever causes more surface agitation would be ideal.
http:///forum/post/3233145
I have actually read that having them closer to the bottom and pointing up making a ripple effect is much more effective.I have 2 in each top corner pointing down,and 3 on the bottom pointing up,kinda making a down and back up movement. Something to consider, i guess.
That's interesting. I've never heard that before. I guess whatever causes more surface agitation would be ideal.
florida joe
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I also never heard that before I would be interested in reading that information seems to me the lower your flow source the less effective it would be at surface agitation
florida joe
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Originally Posted by PEZenfuego
http:///forum/post/3233173
That's interesting. I've never heard that before. I guess whatever causes more surface agitation would be ideal.
I also never heard that before I would be interested in reading that information seems to me the lower your flow source the less effective it would be at surface agitation
http:///forum/post/3233173
That's interesting. I've never heard that before. I guess whatever causes more surface agitation would be ideal.
I also never heard that before I would be interested in reading that information seems to me the lower your flow source the less effective it would be at surface agitation
pezenfuego
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http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/index.php
I found what I was looking for; myth 14. I actually recommend reading the whole thing, but you don't have to
. Microbubbles (just so you know that isn't a word) are not harmful to reef tanks except for the fact that if they get in an overflow, they can cause it to lose siphon over time. Don't quote me on this, but I also think that if sponges get hit with microbubbles, they may die.
I found what I was looking for; myth 14. I actually recommend reading the whole thing, but you don't have to
. Microbubbles (just so you know that isn't a word) are not harmful to reef tanks except for the fact that if they get in an overflow, they can cause it to lose siphon over time. Don't quote me on this, but I also think that if sponges get hit with microbubbles, they may die.
noah's nemo
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I also found where i read my info,but i do not think i can link you there so google this:"Guide to a Happy, Healthy Marine Aquarium Adam H. Whitlock"
Maybe i misinterpreted something IDK,but i thought that was what he was saying
Maybe i misinterpreted something IDK,but i thought that was what he was saying
florida joe
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Although aeration, with an air stone or a power head, seems like it is directly adding oxygen to the water, most of the benefit comes from moving water from the bottom of the aquarium to the surface where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
I think what the author was trying to convey is that power heads or an air stone do not aid in aeration by injection rather by water movement
I think what the author was trying to convey is that power heads or an air stone do not aid in aeration by injection rather by water movement
beaslbob
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IMHO removeing carbon dioxide so the fish can exhale is more important the oxygen.
But either way to me it is the plant life (algae, macros, even corraline algae) that makes the difference.
pH lowers with greater carbon dioxide. I was having problems with new fish after running my 55g for a few months. pH was very low. Buffering did raise the pH but it would fall down a week later.
Then I added several macro algaes and in a day pH was up and stayed there for years with no added buffers. Plus a newly added tang with the initial stress symptoms recovered and tripled in size in a year or two, and lived for 3-4 years before I make a rather serious and dumb screw up.
But all that is just my .02
But either way to me it is the plant life (algae, macros, even corraline algae) that makes the difference.
pH lowers with greater carbon dioxide. I was having problems with new fish after running my 55g for a few months. pH was very low. Buffering did raise the pH but it would fall down a week later.
Then I added several macro algaes and in a day pH was up and stayed there for years with no added buffers. Plus a newly added tang with the initial stress symptoms recovered and tripled in size in a year or two, and lived for 3-4 years before I make a rather serious and dumb screw up.
But all that is just my .02