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[Tener ds]

hi all
is it ok to add a long air stone to my tank?
ive allready got a small one in there.
i,m thinkin more off more water movment around the tank.
so is more bubbles good or bad?

 

[dan1801a]

In my 4' tank have 24" bar. The Cory's love it and as its a inch off bottom exsess food and waste gets pulled towards it, esay to clean up.
The L134's and the L002 dont mind it at all. Also helps with airation with water movement.
Like to here others views.

 

[Lornek8]

You're running C02, correct?
If you are, then the added water movement of the airstones will tend to displace the C02 in the water & diminish the effectiveness of the C02. Well, the C02 will stil lbe effective but you'll need to use a lot more to get the same benefits. If you aren't using a pressurized system which you can control the C02 levels then the benefits of running the C02 may be lost.

 

[Tener ds]

You're running C02, correct?
If you are, then the added water movement of the airstones will tend to displace the C02 in the water & diminish the effectiveness of the C02. Well, the C02 will stil lbe effective but you'll need to use a lot more to get the same benefits. If you aren't using a pressurized system which you can control the C02 levels then the benefits of running the C02 may be lost.

i am,but only a starter kit.pressurized can type.just testing it to see i need a pro kit or not.still not sure,battleing staghorn algae at the mo.
the fish seam to like the water moving around more tho.

 

[Lornek8]

You can get the same water movement benefits with a water pump & still get the benefits of C02. As the C02 was helping your staghorn algae problem, don't be surprised if it comes back due to the addition of the airstone.

 

[Tener ds]

You can get the same water movement benefits with a water pump & still get the benefits of C02. As the C02 was helping your staghorn algae problem, don't be surprised if it comes back due to the addition of the airstone.

ok,ill keep an eye on it,but some on the net say its lack off water movement that starts off the staghorn stuff...:dk:
any hows ill keep an eye on it and if it gets worse ill remove the air stone,cheers for ur help m8.

 

[Tener ds]

hi all,ok, i now have a small pump to move the water around more in the tank,and as i have the pump now should i remove the air stone?i also have a better co2 pressurised system to add to the tank.
now if i add this co2 kit would it be better to turn off my air stone off at daytime and turn off the co2 at night?
i think ive got this the right way round,please advise if i havent.

p.s. the staghorn is going now.

 

[bigcat]

with my co2 i turn it on 2 hours before the lights come on and then 2 hours after the lights get turned out.This seems to keep the right level of dissolved co2 in the tank

hope this helps

 

[Tener ds]

with my co2 i turn it on 2 hours before the lights come on and then 2 hours after the lights get turned out.This seems to keep the right level of dissolved co2 in the tank

hope this helps

do you have an airstone?
if so do u turn it off in the day time?

 

[bigcat]

do you have an airstone?
if so do u turn it off in the day time?

i do not have a air stone but i have 2 power heads in my tank for water movement