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06/11/2011, 01:17 PM
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air pump/air rock
if you have an air pump do you also need an air wand or rock for your salt water aquarium.
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06/11/2011, 02:57 PM
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I seldom see air pumps or wands in reef tanks. I believe this is due to the required high water circulation rate required to keep corals, especially SPS.
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06/11/2011, 04:05 PM
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OH ok so there not for salt water aquariums
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06/11/2011, 04:25 PM
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you could use one if you like the look, but i believe they become clogged much faster in saltwater?
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06/11/2011, 08:55 PM
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thanks i was on like some store site for fish and stuff and they had them on a list so i just thought they were for salt water aquariums
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06/12/2011, 09:04 AM
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you can use them for a quarantine tank to give more oxygen in the water, but you don't have to. depends if you are medicating with something that will deplete the oxygen from the water.
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06/14/2011, 08:38 PM
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Thank you... Again
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06/15/2011, 01:26 PM
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The reason to not use an air pump in a saltwater aquarium is because each bubble popping carries salt water with it, increasing salt creep. FWIW, I use air pumps to move water and run sponge filters and carbon in SW tanks.
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