Air pump or not?

[ASERT]

I have been noticing a few lfs use an air pump with an air stone in their saltwater display tanks. Is there a need for this or are they pretty much using it to create some flow or decoration?

 

[scarface70706]

i believe some LFS use them to help the fish breath better under stress since the little guys been through hell and back when swooped up from the ocean, bagged, transported, put in holding tanks, then bagged again, then transported all around the world to LFS, and then back into a tank. as you can see this process sounds pretty hectic. When fish are stressed they tend to breath heavily so the air stones and bubblers help oxygenate the water more.

I recommend having one on stand by for when you have to do any kind of transportation of the fish from one tank to another. this will help keep the stress down.

but i wouldnt use one in your main tank since your skimmer kinda does the same thing. plus you dont want annoying micro bubbles every where in your aquarium.

 

[scarface70706]

check out this video. its a disaster plan that briefly talks about air stones and air wands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GLZUhVcl74&feature=plcp

 

[GooGs]

The skimmer will produce enough bubbles to keep the tank oxygenated. I had an air pump and stone in my tank for a little while and all it did was create major salt creep.

 

[theman772]

+ 1 have one on hand you get a big bang for your buck skimmer goes out use air pump etc.

 

[scarface70706]

heres another pump that would be a great benefit in a power outage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eZEq9HtWpk&feature=relmfu

 

[theman772]

walmart has that pump for like $7 (used for fishing bait)

 

[ASERT]

Thanks I was just wondering because I have one that I use to hatch brine shrimp but it seems like I will just be using it for that.