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Air in pond question
Is it better than nothing to run the air 5-6 hrs at night, or is it
better to leave it off if you aren't going to run it all the time? I have been shading 60% the pond with a large piece of cardboard during the day. Thanks. |
Air in pond question
If you have the so called oxygenator plants, totally submerged, or algae,
these use oxygen at night as well as the fish, so it becomes more important to have the air running at night than during the day. If I were only going to run it for 5-6 hours, I think that I would start around dark, or slightly after and try to keep the oxygen levels up while the water is the hottest, and let it coast until daylight, when the plants start producing oxygen. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "jammer" wrote in message ... Is it better than nothing to run the air 5-6 hrs at night, or is it better to leave it off if you aren't going to run it all the time? I have been shading 60% the pond with a large piece of cardboard during the day. Thanks. |
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Ok, thank you very much. On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 01:45:00 GMT, "RichToyBox" wrote: If you have the so called oxygenator plants, totally submerged, or algae, these use oxygen at night as well as the fish, so it becomes more important to have the air running at night than during the day. If I were only going to run it for 5-6 hours, I think that I would start around dark, or slightly after and try to keep the oxygen levels up while the water is the hottest, and let it coast until daylight, when the plants start producing oxygen. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "jammer" wrote in message .. . Is it better than nothing to run the air 5-6 hrs at night, or is it better to leave it off if you aren't going to run it all the time? I have been shading 60% the pond with a large piece of cardboard during the day. Thanks. |
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Get up just before sunrise and see what the fish are doing. If they are all at the surface they aren't getting enough oxygen and you should run the air longer. k30a |
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On Thu, 03 Jul 2003 22:49:11 -0500, jammer wrote:
Well, i was out there at 8am and they were ok. I don't do mornings. I check it about 2-3am before i go to bed and they are ok... Thanks:) That didnt make a whole lot of sense. I usually do not do early mornings, but have been out there at 8am for the last few weeks and I can't see the fish. Then i shade it until the sun isn't shining on it, then turn on the air at dusk and leave it until I go to bed, at which time they are a-ok. This being their first summer, i worry. You know.... :) |
Air in pond question
The reason you have to look at it just before sunrise is that nothing is making oxygen in the pond *until* the sun comes up. So if your fish are oxygen deprived that may be the only time you will see it. It happened in my frog bog when the frog bog had fish. I removed half the fish right away and the problem was solved. Of course it helps to be an insominac, have a DH whose alarm goes off at 4:45am and labradors ~who~must~get~outside~right~NOW! k30a |
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during the day plants in the water make oxygen
at night when the lights go out the plants quit making oxygen and begin using it. after the lights go out the oxygen levels start falling, continue falling until the sun comes up. aeration from midnight until the sun is well up is the most important time. algae, high water temps and rotting mats of organic debris on the bottom sucking up oxygen are the worst combinations. Ingrid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. |
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Jammer, why can't you leave the air on all the time? ~ jan
On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 00:13:10 -0500, jammer wrote: On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 04:53:53 GMT, wrote: during the day plants in the water make oxygen at night when the lights go out the plants quit making oxygen and begin using it. after the lights go out the oxygen levels start falling, continue falling until the sun comes up. aeration from midnight until the sun is well up is the most important time. algae, high water temps and rotting mats of organic debris on the bottom sucking up oxygen are the worst combinations. Ingrid Man, i love this group! Thanks, Doc. See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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Jammer, why can't you leave the air on all the time? ~ jan
On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 00:13:10 -0500, jammer wrote: On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 04:53:53 GMT, wrote: during the day plants in the water make oxygen at night when the lights go out the plants quit making oxygen and begin using it. after the lights go out the oxygen levels start falling, continue falling until the sun comes up. aeration from midnight until the sun is well up is the most important time. algae, high water temps and rotting mats of organic debris on the bottom sucking up oxygen are the worst combinations. Ingrid Man, i love this group! Thanks, Doc. See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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On Thu, 03 Jul 2003 22:31:17 -0700, ~ jan JJsPond.us
wrote: Jammer, why can't you leave the air on all the time? ~ jan Well, I still don't have electricity out there. I haul the trouble light out there for a pond light some nights and plug the air hose into it. I really irritate the person who pays the electric bill when i do that. My fish are not in distress, but with approx. 2 1/2 months left of killer heat, I don't want my goldfish to die. The bright orange cord placed most obnoxiously night after night, does not sway him to buy me more electricity. :( I may stress the need for air in the pond though. |
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"K30a" wrote in message ... Get up just before sunrise and see what the fish are doing. If they are all at the surface they aren't getting enough oxygen and you should run the air longer. ....or get rid of some fish, or buy some more weed. -- Brian "Let's be grateful for our Fridays and face our Mondays with good humour." |
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