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03-12-2007, 12:49 AM
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Just Moved In
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Using Air Pump
Is using an air pump necessary in a fish only tank? right now Im using 2 maxi-jet powerheads with the venturi air hoses, however it produces a lot of micro-bubbles which makes the tank look hazy. would it be better to use a twin outlet air pump instead? or do I need to use either?
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03-12-2007, 07:29 AM
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Re: Using Air Pump
do you have a skimmer?
do you have a lot of surface movment from your power heads? if you have eather of the above i would not use the venturi or air pump, you would get enough gas exchange from them.
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03-12-2007, 09:22 AM
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Re: Using Air Pump
I'm using a skimmer, my powerheads are at either end of the tank pointing down to the center of the tank, so not so much suface movement from them. Should I change the direction of the flow, more towards the surface? (tank is a 75G).
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03-12-2007, 09:48 AM
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Re: Using Air Pump
na dont worry about it you have a skimmer and IMO thats all you need i would stop useing the air pump and venturis.
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03-12-2007, 09:53 AM
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Re: Using Air Pump
Ok then, sounds good. Im always concerned the fish are getting enough oxygen.
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