Ideas on Increasing Oxygenization

[Becca]

When our kids were younger, we used to say "this is your brain on kids."

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[mchambers]

Be my guest!

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Well

You are a gentleman and a scholar.

One out of two isn't that bad...

 

[jonclark96]

Progress tonight - There was already an AC70 in the tank for flow/pushing waste towards the filter intakes. The port on the top to hook up the airline is larger than normal airline tubing, and the only section of tubing that I had that mostly fit didn't seem to seal well enough against the inlet to only suck in air instead of water. To resolve for the time being, I moved the suction inlet for the power head above the bubble stream for the sponge filter. This effectively takes large bubbles and makes them lots of smaller bubbles.

I also added an AC50 power head with the air attachment. This worked relatively well, but I need to keep the top of the power head at the water level or the suction isn't enough to draw air down the airline.

The net effect is a bunch of small air bubbles at one side of the tank. Effective but not all that aesthetically pleasing. I wonder if a bubble wand hooked up to a strong air pump would have similar effect but "look" better?

 

[jonclark96]

Here is a cruddy cell phone pic of the tank now


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[jonclark96]

And some even worse picks of the atromaculatus pair.


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[jonclark96]

And the female.


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Notion

The port on the top to hook up the airline is larger than normal airline tubing, and the only section of tubing that I had that mostly fit didn't seem to seal well enough against the inlet to only suck in air instead of water.

I find that if you put airline tubing in really hot/boiling water it may be stretched almost obscenely. Bubble wands IME are a pain and time was they either made really large bubbles and/or became clogged very quickly. I have a brand new one you may have should you wish.

 

[jonclark96]

I'll try the heat and stretch tomorrow. The fish have had enough of me piddling around in the tank for one evening.

I've had similar experiences with bubble wands, but I would think that an appropriately oversized air pump could help.


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[jonclark96]

Wow, those pics looked a little better on the phone than they do on the lap top. Sorry...