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Can I add airstones with live plants? I do not have a CO2 injector, but I just read that airstones with help dislove oxygen and CO2 into the water. I always thought that airstones would remove CO2.

Hi,
The choice of airstones and planted tanks is one for you.
If you like them and are not injecting CO2, then by all
means use them. If you are going to add an airstone
because of the fish, keep in mind that the filter return
should agitate the surface plenty, and that the necessity
and expense of a air pump, and airstone(s), tubing, and
valves are not necessary.

In a tank that has injected CO2, we are bringing the
CO2 saturation above the normal of 5mg/l to a place
between 15 and 30 mg/l. In that case airstones drive
off the excess CO2 defeating the purpose of injection.

Frank


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so if I am not injecting CO2 airstones would benifit my tank, right, and help add CO2 from the air?

p.s. I already have all of the supplies, just thought it was harmful to live plants

Without adding CO2 you wont be helping or harming the plants any with the airstone really. You wont see the type of growth that you get from injected CO2 with an airstone.

If you like the airstone go with it, but if @a later time you want to start adding CO2 you'll want to make sure you remove it.

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thanks everyone