air pump question

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Yizzel

Member

• Sep 30, 2010

• #1

I got a 10gal. tote with a 35 watt Ecoplus air pump.Is this to much aeration?

 

FeFiFoFUM

Active Member

• Sep 30, 2010

• #2

Yizzel said:

I got a 10gal. tote with a 35 watt Ecoplus air pump.Is this to much aeration?

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Too Much aeration?
No such animal sir !

nah seriously I dont think you can have too many bubbles, the bubbles add O2 which the roots love and if you could add to many bubbles / air then wouldnt aeroponics not work ? a good rule of thumb I have learned is you want the water in the pot to look like a pot of water boiling over but hell if you could get it to be even more than that I dont see how it would hurt. More bubbles the better!

 

MJH54321

Well-Known Member

• Sep 30, 2010

• #3

I would agree with FeFiFoFUM. If you have an extreme amount of bubbles you could teeter on the borderline between bubbleponics and aeroponics.

 

jimmy130380

Well-Known Member

• Sep 30, 2010

• #4

Spot on
more bubbles work better

 

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Yizzel

Member

• Oct 1, 2010

• #5

awsome just had to check cause it like rapids in there lol

 

BeaverHuntr

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2010

• #6

more bubbles more light all a good thing..

 

BeaverHuntr

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• Oct 1, 2010

• #7

Yizzel said:

awsome just had to check cause it like rapids in there lol

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I have the same thing going on in my sport cooler reservoirs on a few of them I use four 6 inch air stones and it does move like rapids but this is the root ball you get at 30 days.View attachment 1188292

 

HowzerMD

Well-Known Member

• Oct 1, 2010

• #8

Bubbles are good. You want lots of bubbles. Atleast I've never encountered a problem from too many bubbles anyway.