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fishys_cant_fly Hobbyist Posts: 138 Kudos: 114 Votes: 2 Registered: 22-Dec-2005   | Hello all, I bought my heater and i had to put about 1 inch more water to for it to work, and not my HOB filter is pouring the water in, but no bubbles are splashing out, does this create a problem? How much space should there be between water and top of tank? Filter Heater So my main question is, if the HOB filter isnt pouring bubbles in to the tank is it not producing air?  Thank you  |
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OldTimer     Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005 | Your filter is not suppose to produce bubbles or as you put it pour bubbles into the tank. It is the surface agitation created by the falling water that mainly causes the exchange of oxygen into the tank water. Jim  |
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Babelfish      Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003    | In a properly stocked tank you wont have problems with low oxygen so long as you've got good surface agitation. If you're noticing your fish gasping for air at the surface in the morning right before the tank lights get turned on you'll want to find ways to increase surface agitation. If you're not injecting CO2 it can be done simply by adding an airstone or lowering the water level just a little, keeping it high enough for the heater. This is a case where a submersible heater is useful. ^_^   |
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| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | I don't see any problems with the setup you have, as long as the filter & heater will do their job well. You don't really need bubbles in the water. http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
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Sponge_Bob Banned Posts: 171 Kudos: 176 Votes: 11 Registered: 16-Dec-2005  | Agreed with all the above. Surface agitation is the main way of proving a good gas exchange ( O2 in, CO2 out ) in your tank. I would not be concerned. I tend to fill my tanks so that the HOB, if any present, are NOT producing too many bubbles but rather a good surface agitation. Sponge  |
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