Air pumps and stones

[Thepokerkid227]

Trying to get an opinion, think there's a need for air stone and pump for a fully planted tank? Thanks!

Joe

 

[Brookster123]

Can't hurt, I like having the extra surface agitation personally, not to mention some fish like to mess with bubbles, funny stuff.

 

[Thepokerkid227]

I currently have a hob filter I figure that causes enough surface agitation to give adequate amount of 02. It's a 20g tank, just seeing if others agree

 

[Ian14]

I have a couple air stones run when the lights are off in my 46 gallon planted

 

[BBradbury]

Using Airstones

Trying to get an opinion, think there's a need for air stone and pump for a fully planted tank? Thanks!

Joe

Hello Joe...

An air stone will add a bit of oxygen to the tank water. Something you don't want if you have a lot of plants. Oxygen is a byproduct of aquarium plants, they release it, so they won't do well if you use anything that mixes more O2 into their water.

B

 

[ScotJudd]

Plants take in Co2 whilst under lights and give out oxygen - good for the fish. When it's dark plants reverse this process and give out low level Co2 so I use an air stone during lights out to help the oxygen levels during the night. I use Co2 injection during the day and would not want to lose it all to surface agitation.
So IMO, using Co2 or not, I would only use an air stone at night when you have a heavily planted tank with fish.
Any help?

 

[Thepokerkid227]

That's actually what I might do, thanks!