2007-02-19 13:33:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Airstones are near useless. What contributes to oxygen in the tank is disruption of the surface of the water, and water circulation. Any filter will do this. (So will a bubbler, but a filter also provides a place to bacteria to break down nitrites, and ammonia.) Also your tank doesn't need nearly as much oxygen as you think it does.
2007-02-19 14:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends if you have a power head in your tank. If you do than you don't need an air stone. But if you don't have a power head than I would get a air stone it will greatly increase the amount of oxygen and it will also help out with gas exchange.
2007-02-19 23:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by CAPTAIN GENIUS !! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have powerful jets that create air bubbles from your under gravel and hanging filters, I'd say no. Usually the high pressure water filters do the trick in aerating water.
2007-02-19 21:37:23 · answer #3 · answered by dressage.rider 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all. As long as the filter is causing motion on the surface of the water it will be fine without an airstone.
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2007-02-19 21:38:58 · answer #4 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Give us more details. What type of filteration do you have in the tank and what you paln on keeping in the tank. Salt of fresh? Etc...
2007-02-19 21:40:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it will be beneficial
2007-02-19 21:54:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋