POC

Is it ok to turn off the bubbles over night?

I have the facility to wind down the snorkle on the water filter/pump thingy so it still circulates the water but doesnt blow bubbles as per usual....

Is this ok to do over night?

Cheers

Paul

*Sonic*

I would imagine so POC

you got any other filters in there ?

I have an air stone, and a big filter, and sometimes I turn off the air stone, I have a set of taps attached so I can control the amount of bubbles too

Steve

POC

I have two pumps/water filters and can control the flow rate on them individualy, just thought I'd check its ok to close the snorkle over night and not wake upto to a tank of floaters

Thanks mate

P

Mufasa

The snorkel aerates the water if you have overstocked your tank and you knock it off, your fish will soon start 'gasping' if they need the extra air the snorkel put in the water.

I would turn it off for a few hours during the day first before leaving it off all night...

Muf

Gordo

why do you want to turn it off?

POC

cos the tank is in my bedroom, Im worried the missus will wet the bed during the night due to the sound of worried water

muppet paster

Oxegen is absorbed mostly through the surface of the water, therefore disturbing the surface (with an air stone or filter outlet) will increase the amount of oxegen that can be absorbed. In short, if you keep the surface moving and the tank is not stupidly over stocked you should be fine.


Or keep clarius catfish...

CrisPDuk

Either that or get a missus with better bladder control

David_Wallis

I used to keep my air pump hung on a spring in my wardrobe... made it a lot quieter.. you can get silent ones.. but your more bothered about the water noise

Put a lid on the tank... should keep it pretty quiet.. if not

Top tip though.. get a non return valve so if pump fails you dont get a nice syphon effect... Fish survived though... until dad saw his ceiling..

David

Toerag

Warm water can't hold as much oxygen as cold water, so you may have a problem. However, if you have real plants in the tank and it's only lightly stocked you may get away with it. Don't blame me if your fish die though!

Mice_Elf

Can you not move the tank?

To be honest, it depends on the size of the tank, the number of fish, if you have any plants in there and how long you wish to turn the air off for.

You can get oxygenating tablets, which may be of help, but I'd leave the air on constantly, in all honesty as it's not really fair on the fish.

Overnight every now and then might be ok, but overnight every night might become detrimental to the fish and plant life. Don't forget that some diseases and parasites flourish in poorly-oxygenated tanks.

muppet paster

Using a spray bar on your filter should cause more aeration than any air stone.