Aeration: where from?

[Charles Gillen]

Newbie Question: Does aquarium aeraton come only from the rising STREAM of
bubbles from a pump's air stone, or from the ripple effect of those bubbles
agitating the water surface?

Background: 2-gallon Marineland Eclipse Explorer tank populated by a few
tiny White Clouds and three frill plants. When I reduce the water level
about one inch, the "waterfall" output from the top filter seems to agitate
the water surface quite nicely to promote aeration. I had tried a small
Tetratec pump and air stone, but the noise is an irritation I would like to
dispense with, if feasible. Without it, the Eclipse Explorer tank is
virtually silent and perhaps the three plants will oxygenate adequately.
I'd prefer to have a simple, natural tank.

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Charles Gillen -- Reston, Virginia, USA

[Gunther]

In article >,
says...
> Newbie Question: Does aquarium aeraton come only from the rising STREAM of
> bubbles from a pump's air stone, or from the ripple effect of those bubbles
> agitating the water surface?
Mostly the latter.
Your plan (below) should work fine, I think.
But isn't the waterfall noisy too?
Gunther

>
> Background: 2-gallon Marineland Eclipse Explorer tank populated by a few
> tiny White Clouds and three frill plants. When I reduce the water level
> about one inch, the "waterfall" output from the top filter seems to agitate
> the water surface quite nicely to promote aeration. I had tried a small
> Tetratec pump and air stone, but the noise is an irritation I would like to
> dispense with, if feasible. Without it, the Eclipse Explorer tank is
> virtually silent and perhaps the three plants will oxygenate adequately.
> I'd prefer to have a simple, natural tank.
>
>

[Charles Gillen]

Gunther > wrote:

> Mostly the latter.
> Your plan (below) should work fine, I think.
> But isn't the waterfall noisy too?

Thanks for the reassurance I'm on the right track. Waterfall in the 2-gal
tank is more or less silent, though I'd even like to hear a soothing
splash.

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[Gunther]

In article >,
says...
> Gunther > wrote:
>
> > Mostly the latter.
> > Your plan (below) should work fine, I think.
> > But isn't the waterfall noisy too?
>
> Thanks for the reassurance I'm on the right track. Waterfall in the 2-gal
> tank is more or less silent, though I'd even like to hear a soothing
> splash.

BTW, I forgot to mention this: the cooler water temperature,
the more oxygen it can hold. I don't remember what kind of
fish you said you kept, and even if I did, I wouldn't know what
its temp needs were -- goldfish is all I do.
But you might find that info useful.
G

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basic physics. from the rising stream of bubbles from the air stone. Ingrid

Charles Gillen > wrote:

>Newbie Question: Does aquarium aeraton come only from the rising STREAM of
>bubbles from a pump's air stone, or from the ripple effect of those bubbles
>agitating the water surface?
>
>Background: 2-gallon Marineland Eclipse Explorer tank populated by a few
>tiny White Clouds and three frill plants. When I reduce the water level
>about one inch, the "waterfall" output from the top filter seems to agitate
>the water surface quite nicely to promote aeration. I had tried a small
>Tetratec pump and air stone, but the noise is an irritation I would like to
>dispense with, if feasible. Without it, the Eclipse Explorer tank is
>virtually silent and perhaps the three plants will oxygenate adequately.
>I'd prefer to have a simple, natural tank.



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[Tom Christie]

I would say from both the rising bubbles AND the surface agitation.
And it's more effective in cooler water as it more readily holds oxygen.
Cheers,
Tom
Victoria
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 wrote:

> basic physics. from the rising stream of bubbles from the air stone. Ingrid
>
> Charles Gillen > wrote:
>
> >Newbie Question: Does aquarium aeraton come only from the rising STREAM of
> >bubbles from a pump's air stone, or from the ripple effect of those bubbles
> >agitating the water surface?
> >
> >Background: 2-gallon Marineland Eclipse Explorer tank populated by a few
> >tiny White Clouds and three frill plants. When I reduce the water level
> >about one inch, the "waterfall" output from the top filter seems to agitate
> >the water surface quite nicely to promote aeration. I had tried a small
> >Tetratec pump and air stone, but the noise is an irritation I would like to
> >dispense with, if feasible. Without it, the Eclipse Explorer tank is
> >virtually silent and perhaps the three plants will oxygenate adequately.
> >I'd prefer to have a simple, natural tank.
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.
>