Air Pumps?

Are they nessesary? Just curious i have 2 maxi-jet 1200 for my circulation

 

In a general sense the answer is 'no' Normal vigourous water circulation is nomally enough to ensure oxygen exchange. Having said that however I do know of some people who run an airstone in their sumps.

John

 

Thankyou

 

My pleasure and thank you for the Karma

John

 

dtippetts, here is a Karma for you, everyone should have at lest one for asking questions.

 

And thank You for the Karma

 

Depends. If you run an older style (I do. In a DIY skimmer and works fine in combo with a venturi) skimmer then you need one.
As batter backup too. some battery backup air pump are good as emergency blubber when there is power outages. Last longer than UPS driving a pump.
Some also use them to aerate stock saltwater.

Dunno why else you'd want one.

 

When I used to mix salt water I used an air pump to finish mixing it up for a day. Good for that. Reiple nailed it with the battery driven air pumps for power outage. I still need to order mine. It's a good idea.

Big air driven skimmers kick ass if you replace the air stones regularly (2-4 weeks - scraping them every 2 if you keep them). I still wish I had my old skimmers. Gravity fed from the overflow too. They rocked!!

Otherwise any skimmer will provide enough air to your tank. No need for extra air. Same if you have a wet/dry.

 

man I also wish my cc air driven diy skimmer fed with overflow water is still around. it skimmed a lot, little power consumed from a 3 watt air pump. it was a tall skimmer. lost it when i changed tanks and it fell down. cracked and got dumped. :'(

 

I gave mine away! :