Airstone in planted aquarium? - Aquarium Advice

MurfQ · 01-19-2007, 03:14 PM

Another Newb question here. Is it a good idea, bad idea, or neutral to put an airstone or bubble wall in a planted tank? Note that this will have only low to medium light plants and no CO2 injections.

Zezmo · 01-19-2007, 04:18 PM

Without CO2 injection, an airstone will help stabilize CO2 at ambient, circulate the water, and keep oxygen levels up.

MurfQ · 01-19-2007, 07:53 PM

Great! I was kinda hoping so cause I love watching the bubbles

Jchillin · 01-19-2007, 08:44 PM

I keep an airstone in my 75gal. This was of course after confirming it was a good thing by asking the same question you did here at AA.

SeanMurphy · 01-20-2007, 08:19 AM

I, also, have a walmart bubble stick (made of some sort of fiberglass material, instead of the cheap long stones which don't seem to put out a nice curtain like this thing). I leave it running 24/7 in my 30g planted. I used to leave it running whenever my light was on, about 14 hours a day, but my plants have grown a lot faster and the green has gotten a lot more vibrant since I've started leaving the pump on all the time.

I may stop in today and buy the longer bubble stick, as I've rearranged and could now have the entire back of my tank as one big bubble curtain.

MurfQ · 01-20-2007, 08:46 AM

Yeah the bubble walls are cool. I have one in my goldie tank. I used to have the wal-mart stick one, but then I found this cool bendable one

Also from wal-mart if I recall correctly.

gu2high · 02-04-2007, 09:29 AM

I guess with an airstone, level of CO2 in the tank is stable as level of O2. Therefore, no CO2 system is needed unless you want to have high level of CO2. I will try this.

01-19-2007, 03:14 PM	#1
MurfQ Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 99	Airstone in planted aquarium? Another Newb question here. Is it a good idea, bad idea, or neutral to put an airstone or bubble wall in a planted tank? Note that this will have only low to medium light plants and no CO2 injections.

01-19-2007, 08:44 PM	#4
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,970 Images: 47	I keep an airstone in my 75gal. This was of course after confirming it was a good thing by asking the same question you did here at AA. __________________ _________________________________

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01-19-2007, 04:18 PM	#2
Zezmo Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,112 Images: 14	Without CO2 injection, an airstone will help stabilize CO2 at ambient, circulate the water, and keep oxygen levels up.

01-19-2007, 07:53 PM	#3
MurfQ Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 99	Great! I was kinda hoping so cause I love watching the bubbles

01-20-2007, 08:19 AM	#5
SeanMurphy Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 139	I, also, have a walmart bubble stick (made of some sort of fiberglass material, instead of the cheap long stones which don't seem to put out a nice curtain like this thing). I leave it running 24/7 in my 30g planted. I used to leave it running whenever my light was on, about 14 hours a day, but my plants have grown a lot faster and the green has gotten a lot more vibrant since I've started leaving the pump on all the time. I may stop in today and buy the longer bubble stick, as I've rearranged and could now have the entire back of my tank as one big bubble curtain.

01-20-2007, 08:46 AM	#6
MurfQ Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 99	Yeah the bubble walls are cool. I have one in my goldie tank. I used to have the wal-mart stick one, but then I found this cool bendable one Also from wal-mart if I recall correctly.

02-04-2007, 09:29 AM	#7
gu2high Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central NJ Posts: 355	I guess with an airstone, level of CO2 in the tank is stable as level of O2. Therefore, no CO2 system is needed unless you want to have high level of CO2. I will try this.