Are airstones mandatory in a resevoir?? Dont know if i should airstone my rez or is the root zone getting enough air when i water

[bartmart164]

i dont know ti add airstone in my rez or not, at times i fill my tank fix the nutrients up and the let it sit for 24 hours and do feeds some times i would keep the water for like 3+ days to do multiple feeds but my water is tap water and i have no airstones in There or anything i am on irrigation system with a 200 gal tank.

My main concer is leaving the water out those the oxygen leave the water? And is it going to change my outcome of trees if i add oxygen in water? I have also read that the roots get plenty of air when soil drys so do i need to care about oxygenin my rez

 

[tonythc]

a air stone does not put air into the water the purpose of the air stone is to keep the water moving and stop it from losing oxygen and going stale a small pump always on at the bottom of the tank will do the same

 

[bartmart164]

a air stone does not put air into the water the purpose of the air stone is to keep the water moving and stop it from losing oxygen and going stale a small pump always on at the bottom of the tank will do the same

Really thats interesting, what kind of pump??

And also is chlorine in tap water bad for your plants k checked my local water and it say ph is 7.8 and chlorine is at 1.12 ppm that is no much at all

 

[tonythc]

Chlorine in tape water will not harm them at all. where i am the tap water ph is 7.8 and 450 ppm, just ph your tank down to 6.0 and they will be fine. What size is your nutrient tank?

 

[bartmart164]

Chlorine in tape water will not harm them at all. where i am the tap water ph is 7.8 and 450 ppm, just ph your tank down to 6.0 and they will be fine. What size is your nutrient tank?

really i mean that sounds right cause it is so little chlorine and the airstone dont do much at all besides throw your ph off ballance and my rez is 200 gal

 

[chitownglass]

Go get you one of those little fish tank pumps with the hose and air stone attached to it. Just let it aerate and bubble your feed.

 

[bartmart164]

Go get you one of those little fish tank pumps with the hose and air stone attached to it. Just let it aerate and bubble your feed.

Sounds like a good idea but wouldnt it mess with my ph levels? And also not being rude but is there a point?

 

[tonythc]

a pump or a air stone will not mess with ph level, its water temperature that alters ph readings. The point of water movement in a nutrient tank is to stop the water going stale, oxygen depletion and to stop nutrients settling at the bottom of the tank

 

[bartmart164]

a pump or a air stone will not mess with ph level, its water temperature that alters ph readings. The point of water movement in a nutrient tank is to stop the water going stale, oxygen depletion and to stop nutrients settling at the bottom of the tank

I see makes sense , another question do you think the air bubbler will cause algae development in the water?

 

[chitownglass]

I see makes sense , another question do you think the air bubbler will cause algae development in the water?

If anything it would prevent it. Stagnant water always grows algae and bacteria.