Well aerated tank?
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ghandidawgg
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I have no experience with seahorse but to me well aerated means that you need plenty of gas excgange at the surface. wether it is from powerhead creating movement at the surface or from hob filter, or from sump return. whatever will make surface movement to let oxygen enter. I have lots of experience with freshwater and people do use the airpump and airstone etc... in the saltwater, I have never seen anyone use an airstone but doesn't mean it is not done. hope this helps.
TWallace
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I use an airstone in my seahorse tank. I've read that the air bubbles can cause or worsen various seahorse problems like the gas bubble. My seahorses don't hang out near the bubbles, though. I added the airstone to help break up film on my water surface. I don't have a sump, so I use a HoB filter with a surface skimmer attachment. This worked well for the first month or so, but after that it was unable to suck the film into the filter (it's a very weak filter). Adding the airstone broke up the film on the surface and within hours my water surface was crystal clear again.
ghandidawgg
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I heard surface skimmer were great. did you try cleaning the filter?
I take my filter apart every 3 weeks or so and scrub the grime in the impeller etc... or maybe you are having trouble with the ajustment knob on the surface skimmer. not sure. did not know about the air stone. that is good to know.
I take my filter apart every 3 weeks or so and scrub the grime in the impeller etc... or maybe you are having trouble with the ajustment knob on the surface skimmer. not sure. did not know about the air stone. that is good to know.
ghandidawgg
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that's cool. I had never heard of airstone in the reef tank. I guess you learn constantly. cool
PH?
PH?
How does this affect your Ph?
LL
PH?
How does this affect your Ph?
LL
pH will only be affected by lack of gas exchange.
C02 build up.
When photosynthetic plants go into night time, they go from photosynthesis to respiration, this is the act of consuming 02 and giving off C02, complete reversal of the day time.
Add the night time use of oxygen by fish, clean up crew etc, and now you are talking quite a bit of C02, and a lowering of 02.
This is what affects pH, the cause of the diurnal fluctuation.
IMO it is better to have an open airline, rather than a stone, but as long as you have air/gas exchange you are doing well.
Naturally, a skimmer is a must piece of equipment for any tank with fish, especially seahorses.
C02 build up.
When photosynthetic plants go into night time, they go from photosynthesis to respiration, this is the act of consuming 02 and giving off C02, complete reversal of the day time.
Add the night time use of oxygen by fish, clean up crew etc, and now you are talking quite a bit of C02, and a lowering of 02.
This is what affects pH, the cause of the diurnal fluctuation.
IMO it is better to have an open airline, rather than a stone, but as long as you have air/gas exchange you are doing well.
Naturally, a skimmer is a must piece of equipment for any tank with fish, especially seahorses.
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Thanks..
Thanks..
Good post, David.
Doesn't a good skimmer provide a significant amount of oxygen exchange to the water?
More than an air line or two?
LL
Thanks..
Good post, David.
Doesn't a good skimmer provide a significant amount of oxygen exchange to the water?
More than an air line or two?
LL
A skimmer is the very best at gas exchange, nothing comes close.
There is a small point that you have to remember, in very cold climates, where the house is shut up all the time, C02 levels can build up in the atmosphere, and so it will go into the tank, in this case, I recommend an outside air pump, or line to the skimmer.
A bubbler or two in a seahorse tank is good for the horses, they love to play in the bubble stream, and if you have a hitching post in the bubble stream, the horses will hitch there for ages getting all buffeted by the bubbles, a champagne bath.
There is a small point that you have to remember, in very cold climates, where the house is shut up all the time, C02 levels can build up in the atmosphere, and so it will go into the tank, in this case, I recommend an outside air pump, or line to the skimmer.
A bubbler or two in a seahorse tank is good for the horses, they love to play in the bubble stream, and if you have a hitching post in the bubble stream, the horses will hitch there for ages getting all buffeted by the bubbles, a champagne bath.
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