What plants will produce the most oxygen for a low-light situation. The smaller the plant the better. thanks
PLANTS for LOW LIGHT HIGH OXYGEN OUTPUT?
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Without co2, and proper nutrients few plants will produce a lot of oxygen. Besides that, you'll still need surface agitation, and that will put in plenty of oxygen in most cases.
WyldFya;1337530; said:
I've got a lot of airstones running (more than necessary) a 12 to 20ppm nitrate count, water agitation out the wazoo, and yet, i can't an oxygen count better than "2mg/l" which is less than ideal. So, i guess i have to add some plants.
I am going to buy one of the following: a 20" 150 watt system or a 20" 250watt system by SunPro. I have a 100 gallons tank. I can buy one light system now and another later.
i also want to get a Co2 system but i don't have the money right now.
what do you think? does this sound like a good plan for building up to a full on plant/oxygen system?
Wolf3101;1337551; said:
maybe i should put my powerhead in a position that directs the current right along the water surface. i have a lot of current in the tank but as i said, O2 levels are very low.
Thats a fairly hefty bio-load for a 100 gallon tank and in my opinion will eventully cause you problems...it would be best to house the guppys (feeders?) seperate. What you have to remember is that unless your running a wet/dry bio-filter...then the BB themselves are large scale consumers of O2 so your doubling the demand.
Scrap the air stones in favor of a single hydro5. It not only does a better job of oxyginating the water it also adds a great deal of extra filtration to your tank at no extra cost.
Scrap the air stones in favor of a single hydro5. It not only does a better job of oxyginating the water it also adds a great deal of extra filtration to your tank at no extra cost.