So.... really all the air pump in an aquarium does as far as putting oxygen in the water by agitating the water, which your "circulation pump" is already doing, so no need really for an air stone or bubbler at night..... Right? The bubbles don't really put oxygen into the water, it's the movement of the surface of the water that makes that happen... your circulation pump is already doing that more than a bubbler would... Am I wrong?
@@1956tojo not quite, “surface”agitation is the key to increasing oxygen in the water of our aquariums, and to a lesser extent bubble surface area, not water column agitation alone. You need significant agitation where the air and water meet in order to increase oxygen. The best ways to achieve this are with airstone/airpump or a waterfall like influence. Both of those also help to break up biofilm on the surface which is good because that inhibits oxygen diffusion. A circulation pump would help to an extent because some surface water movement would result, but this wouldn’t create as much surface agitation or inhibit biofilm the same as an airstone/airpump, or waterfall. In nature waterfalls, and surface water wind ripples are some of the main ways oxygen diffusion is increased and O2 levels elevated. Also cool water can hold more O2 than warmer. You’ll see fish dive down to deeper cooler water in lakes during the summer months as oxygen is naturally more rich there. But I digress.
I recently purchased my 1st batch of java moss because it's supposedly one of the easiest plants to grow. While waiting for it to arrive I watched your video and thought I could try and propagate some myself because plants are so expensive. I also glued some pieces to some of my rocks and ornaments in my tanks. The pieces I glued to some driftwood and submerged in my tank didn't grow at all. I created my own humidity dome with some tupperware and made a little mesh tray from something I picked up in dollar tree. It's been at least two weeks or more and now a good portion of my propagated set-up is turning brown. I thought I was smart and put it outside for a few days for slightly direct sunlight, I thought it was doing fine for a couple of days, but now I'm pretty sure I am going to need to start from scratch. Do you have any suggestions, is it possible I am over saturating them with water? Or was the direct sunlight just a stupid idea?
For the hoses. Prevention, use a good little reusable Pressure DUSTER to blow lots of air and dry out after each use. Do that for 3-5 mins and won't have it occur
What is the amount of co2 being added how we know ? I see people added co2 tank and their plants grow in 1 month. I have medium tank likght recently added aqua soil and even after 30 days the output is very less like 1 inch new leaves growth. I need your expert advice Light is roxin A-800 (22w) tank height 2feet
@@lif3l3ssgaming photoperiod depends to an extent on other factors like photointensity and co2. But in general 8-10 hours per day is a good starting point. Adjust up or down depending on how the plants respond and whether algae becomes and issue. 🌱
@@AquariumPlantLab so i keep getting green hair algae in the tank with water wisteria i had the lights on for 6 hours for a while and the algae was pretty consistent and the wisteria wasnt growing as much. Then i put lights to 10 hours and the wisteria started growing like crazy but the algae also just staying around i pull it out all i can. I use a hyger 24/7 light, nilocg tabs and nilocg thrive S with sand. The goal is too have cherry shrimp in this tank so would probably help my algae issues a bit but atm it just houses bladder snails that im assuming came with the wisteria lol they dont bother me though i kinda like them. Unfortunately this hyger light only has 6,8 and 10 hour timers ill probably buy a seperate timer to set it at 8 idk if 8 hours would be the sweet spot if yhe algae has basically grown at the same rate at both 6 and 10 hours recently started using excel to see if that would slow it down while the tank balanced out more i guess tank is almost 2 months old now.
Hi, I want to start growing plants. I live in FL and I don't have room inside and was wanting to grow outside. Would having the lid burn the plants? We are at 90+ probably until Sept . I mean it's really humid so maybe no lid?
i have a question - why are you growing the java moss off the water. i understand its because no algae, but rather my question is/might be -- can i grow java moss off the ground level of the black water holder? would i be able to just pour sand to mid level if i dont have a mesh tray and put the java moss on top Edit: or rather: why would sand be a bad idea/ why is mesh tray your preferred method other than algae
So it is safe to stick a metal food thermometer into any sort of fish tank/dwarf frog tank & it will NOT harm them? P.S. Very cool grow room, nice & organized. I do not have a green thumb however, I killed cactuses in Arizona because I over watered them. ROFL
Yes but windows can be problematic as you may have too much light or too little depending on location and season. This can cause plant growth issues, burns, and/or battles with algae. It can work but I don’t recommend it. 👍
I would make sure you have at least one leaf node under the substrate. Usually the roots come from leaf nodes anyway so if you completely cover that root you will probably be doing this. 👍
I’m trying to figure out if it’ll work with a atomizer. I’m seeing a 20 dollar one on Amazon stating it need 40psi to work. Ig I’ll have to find out for myself if a plastic bottle can produce that kind of pressure
