Anoying Air Pumps

[izzie]

So recently my air pumps are driving me insane. I have 2 tanks in my bedroom im a youngen and still live at home and at night the drive me nuts there buzzing seems to be getting louder and louder. But to my question. Is there really a point to having them. Can i shut the bloody things off. Im running WAY more filtration then i need to be running on my 55g currently only stocked with 2 red belly pironhas. It has 2 filters both rated for up to 70 gallon tanks. A hang on back and a canaster. Will these put enough O2 in the water and be enough to release the nitrogen or whatever it does in there. And then my other air pump i think i might keep. Its on an overstocked 25 g tetra tank. I have about 25 fish in it but once again its got 2 filters on it both rated for up to 30 gallon tanks. But i think cause it is overstocked im going to leave the bubble bar in that one unless its not needed AT ALL. thanks for any help.
Izzie

 

[nicklfire]

Get live plants in there so you dont need to add o2

 

[Fella]

An air pump and filtration are seperate entities, one filters water, one adds o2. Filters (unless using a venturi effect) will convert the bad out of the water to good, increase circulation (in most instances) and generally aid in keeping the water clean. An air pump will create bubbles that will reach the surface of the water and then break the surface tension, allowing gaseous exchange (EG, allowing o2 to enter the water) to occur.

What you can do, is use a filter with a venturi effect. What this does, is breaks the surface of the water by forcing the water through the filter and releasing it above the water line.

But that's probably quite expensive to have to replace 2 big filters.

In my experience, water doesn't usually need o2 added unless it's exceptionally hot, because hot water holds o2 less easily than colder water.

Live plants would provide o2 if cared for correctly.

There was a point to this post but I lost it

 

[izzie]

So does this mean i can shut my air pumps off...My one filter does cause alot of top water disturbance and im guessing it breaks the water tension pretty well. Its a hang one back filter and it kinda directs the water accross the top when it comes out. You can see the current hitting the other side of my tank. As for my other filter its a canaster filter with a jet on it so it just shoots the water across the tank under the water and causes very little if any surface disruptions.

 

[Ava_Banana]

Yes, it should be OK to turn them off.

I turn my aeration pumps off at night.........to be honest I probably don't need them as I have the spray bar just at the surface of the water of my 1 filter in my 55g tank, it just breaks the surface tension and fires some tiny bubbles into the water.