making wave in tank?

[rickylow]

hi all, is making wave in tank important???

 

[Chromobotia]

I think that might only be important for a SW reef tank, not freshwater.

 

[rickylow]

hmm, but i read about people keeping Pleco and wave in tank.

 

[geronimo69]

Waves? Water movement is important, it helps detrius move into the water colunm and into the filters, but waves don't matter in freshwater...

 

[rickylow]

icic. tks bro. ^^

 

[deeda]

Also, some movement of the surface of the water will aid in dispersion of any surface film that may form on the water. It also helps provide a good exchange of oxygen (from the water or live plants) and the CO2 (from fish or live plants).

 

[reptileguy2727]

Many fish, especially plecos, need high flow to breed. My gold nugget lived on a piece of wood right in front of the Fluval output and I found it in thw waterfall part of a HOB once.

 

[bubbles123]

Wow! That's a great picture. That reminds me of a salmon swimming up a waterfall. Do plecos do this normally?

 

[reptileguy2727]

I have only found a pleco do this once, but I have had loaches and eels do it (and go through the return pipes from tank to tank at the shop I was running).