Aeration in a planted tank - Aquarium Advice

MyDog · 03-08-2005, 05:29 PM

I have a 38 [acronym:6d2a46bb9c="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:6d2a46bb9c] planted tank with 14 fish (see profile). I would like to run an 8 inch aeration bar just because I like the effect. Will this create a problem for the plants with too much [acronym:6d2a46bb9c="Oxygen"]O2[/acronym:6d2a46bb9c] and not enough [acronym:6d2a46bb9c="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:6d2a46bb9c]? The aquarium is running a 75 watt [acronym:6d2a46bb9c="Very high output fluorescent"]VHO[/acronym:6d2a46bb9c] fluorescent bulb.

03-08-2005, 06:10 PM

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Will this create a problem for the plants with too much [acronym:9d0f6e1887="Oxygen"]O2[/acronym:9d0f6e1887] and not enough [acronym:9d0f6e1887="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:9d0f6e1887]?

Yes. Not really too much [acronym:9d0f6e1887="Oxygen"]O2[/acronym:9d0f6e1887], but it will outgas your [acronym:9d0f6e1887="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:9d0f6e1887]. It's not recommended to run any aeration in a planted tank.

frog girl · 03-09-2005, 02:42 AM

Corvus has it right. It will drive off the C02 which makes your plants happy. So you will get much slower growth & in some cases decline.

malkore · 03-09-2005, 10:44 PM

No need to run an airstone in a planted tank...and most tank with reasonable circulation won't benefit from an airstone, as oxygen saturation at 70F is about 4ppm.

kagentx · 03-11-2005, 12:21 AM

just have a spray bar below water level, bubbles in a planted tank aren't natural

03-08-2005, 05:29 PM	#1
MyDog Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada Posts: 23 Images: 5	Aeration in a planted tank I have a 38 [acronym:6d2a46bb9c="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:6d2a46bb9c] planted tank with 14 fish (see profile). I would like to run an 8 inch aeration bar just because I like the effect. Will this create a problem for the plants with too much [acronym:6d2a46bb9c="Oxygen"]O2[/acronym:6d2a46bb9c] and not enough [acronym:6d2a46bb9c="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:6d2a46bb9c]? The aquarium is running a 75 watt [acronym:6d2a46bb9c="Very high output fluorescent"]VHO[/acronym:6d2a46bb9c] fluorescent bulb. __________________ The Choices You Make Today Will Affect Tomorrow Say What You Mean & Mean What You Say

03-09-2005, 02:42 AM	#3
frog girl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 395	Corvus has it right. It will drive off the C02 which makes your plants happy. So you will get much slower growth & in some cases decline. __________________ "great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Albert Einstein

03-09-2005, 10:44 PM	#4
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	No need to run an airstone in a planted tank...and most tank with reasonable circulation won't benefit from an airstone, as oxygen saturation at 70F is about 4ppm. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

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kagentx Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NY Posts: 197 Images: 4	just have a spray bar below water level, bubbles in a planted tank aren't natural