![]() ![]() ![]() This means that at some point even areas that the dissolved oxygen has depleted at dangerous low levels, it will move closer to the surface to recharge with dissolved oxygen again.īefore the problem was that the bubbling would create too much movement. You want to keep this level of bubbling until you consider that enough babies have hatched, or you see enough eggs floating (the most should be empty egg shells) to then lower the bubbling if you desire it.įrom that point on you want enough bubbling, so the least of the water in the tank stays stagnant. You can lower the bubbling at a level that still move most of the eggs around, but that builds up the traps slower so you can wait longer before you need to break them down. If you consider that the traps as building up too fast, that is when you will benefit by being able to control the air flow. The traps will form again, but the idea is that if any babies got trapped, you will push them back to the water before they dry out.Īnd do not worry, is extremely difficult to "squish" newborns while breaking down the traps.īut of course, you cannot be 24/7 breaking down traps, especially that the initial hatching could go on for days. This will create some "traps" that the babies could get caught in which they will dry up and die.ĭepending how fast these "traps" build up, you want to push them with the back part of the feeding spoon to break them down. When the eggs start hatching, the empty egg shells start floating, so the stronger the bubbling the most likely they will accumulate at the rim of the surface against the wall of the tank. Quoting one of them "You really want those eggs moving all over the place!". This is when you add eggs for the first time.īrine Shrimp breeders suggest "Full Power Bubbling". This video shows you the most basic implementation: This will allows you to control the air flow to the air-stone(s) without putting extra pressure on your air-pump. If you cannot adjust the air flow directly through your air-pump, then you might want to set a bleed valve(s) for the air-stone(s). So, by using "air bubbles", no, you cannot over oxygenate.īUT, depending at what stage your tank is, you might want to regulate the the air flow of your air-stone(s). So by osmosis, the "poor in oxygen" water, get reloaded with oxygen more efficiently the closer it is to the surface of the water. The only place that the "recharge" of oxygen starts is at the surface of the water that is on contact with the atmosphere. Their main function is to move most of the water of the aquarium, so the water with little dissolved oxygen, that is mostly at the bottom, moves closer to the surface, and the water with more dissolved oxygen move to the areas in the tank that is needed to be consumed. Most of the oxygen does not come from the bubbles, since they are mostly nitrogen, and they are too little time in contact with the water. So I decided to share my response in here too, that mainly explain the real use of "air bubbles" in a tank, and the two stages of a tank that I consider you should adjust the bubbling. This question comes from another forum, that is a fair question, since I had similar doubts about two years ago. ![]()
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