Aeration And Easycardon Or Co2

[Bobtastic]

Hi all,

I've been thinking about this for a little bit... Would having an airpump be counter productive if you're adding cardon/CO2 to a planted tank? Would this force/transport the CO2 out of the water?

 

[RadaR]

Hi all,

I've been thinking about this for a little bit... Would having an airpump be counter productive if you're adding cardon/CO2 to a planted tank? Would this force/transport the CO2 out of the water?

If you're adding CO2, then yes, the air pump is counter productive. However adding carbon (in the form of liquid) then no, it's not counter productive.

 

[Bobtastic]

Ok, that's good to know.

I'm just starting up a "proper" planted tank and we'll be starting off add liquid carbon until we can decide whether pressurised CO2 is required, worth it or more cost effective.

 

[shrimply]

well, I'm not really up on all this stuff, but my understanding was that an airpump wasn't a good idea on any planted tank.

I mean no matter what form of CO2 your using, surface movement will still remove natural Co2 produced by fish etc, which the plants will utilise along with the liquid form. Not sure which is easier for them to use, but that's what will be used first.

At the same time, running a airpump for a couple of hours a day to create a display isn't really going to cause a problem, just running one all the time might not be good idea. There's a journal somewhere of a beautiful planted cube which has an air feature, give me a minute and I might be able to add a link.

Here it is [URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...116425&st=0"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...116425&st=0[/URL] he was running it over night, to keep co2 levels down for fry, but it does look stunning.