Aeration and plants.. stupid question

[Melbell]

So I'm a total beginner when it comes to planted tanks and in planning on starting one with easy to care for and low light plants (not planning on using co2 just yet).

I was just curious- will having an air stone for the fish kill the plants since oxygen is basically their waste product?

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[F1 VET]

So I'm a total beginner when it comes to planted tanks and in planning on starting one with easy to care for and low light plants (not planning on using co2 just yet).

I was just curious- will having an air stone for the fish kill the plants since oxygen is basically their waste product?

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Fish produce co2 at all times but plants only really utilize them when the lights are on aka photosynthesis so a bubbler at night with lights off is good, it aerates and provides agitation and gas exchange!

I run co2 when lights are on and bubbles when lights click off.




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[Melbell]

Awesome thank you so much!

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[F1 VET]

Not problem. Just run them as you would co2 wise. Also make sure your filter isn't creating to much agitation as that's basically the same. A planted tank you want smooth flow but lights off bubbles till they turn back on.




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