I'm surprised there's no emoticon on here for laughing (not out of disrespect), I had a few posts on here where that best represents my reaction
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The maxspect gyre is just a strong pump - I have one for my 200 gallon tank and one for my 150. It more than does the trick for flow - is programmable. Im not sure about the oxygen thing. I'm also not sure that adding H2O2 to the tank wouldn't have the same effect as the oxydator (which is backordered).I know my limitations and can say I am lost on most of the last few pages of this quarantine, no quarantine, oxydator, ozone, Viet Nam, Jeep, LED,
algae scrubber, Maxspect Gyre , MP40, ghl p4, Things are. (I really have no idea what those last three things are and am glad I don't need them)
There are times Paul when I wish I didn’t know about themI know my limitations and can say I am lost on most of the last few pages of this quarantine, no quarantine, oxydator, ozone, Viet Nam, Jeep, LED,
algae scrubber, Maxspect Gyre , MP40, ghl p4, Things are. (I really have no idea what those last three things are and am glad I don't need them)
There are times Paul when I wish I didn’t know about them
Water movement at the surface (water air interface) helps gas exchange. In the water depth, circulation allows nutrient exchange at the boundary layer of water to biomass. Slightly differrent.
I would expect to see a higher level of O2 when surface agitation is provided, this makes sense. I also have powerheads/wavemakers hooked up to my battery backup. I just want to make sure that this will be enough to keep my tank oxygenated during a power outage at night.my MP40 on battery back up I saw DO levels drop, with a surface powerhead I didn’t see the same drop,
There is an unimaginable, enormous, immense universe of things I have no idea about.
I have a single probe, i can place it in different parts if the tank/sump, but it’s limited by the length of wire to my ghl p4. When I was trying to various scenarios I left the probe in its holder in my sump, to give a modicum of a baseline to compare results. The one downside of the waterfall is the noise, it was dreadfully loud and not at all practical for a house..
And If I had a tropical garage with a pump - could pump water from the ceiling and let if flow to a tank downstairs - it would be really oxygenated - and then pump it back up...If you had a remote refugium located in the basement, you could have cascading waterfalls in another room. No worries with the noise
As a member of Marine Aquarium Society of Houston, I visited Eric Boreneman 1500G extended system. A tidal pool and lagoon with a waterfall were in outside greenhouse 200’ from display tank in the house.
They survive freezing here all winter. The rocks are covered in them so much that you can't see any rock. They are still there alive and well in the summer so I guess freezing just makes them giddy.
I would expect to see a higher level of O2 when surface agitation is provided, this makes sense. I also have powerheads/wavemakers hooked up to my battery backup. I just want to make sure that this will be enough to keep my tank oxygenated during a power outage at night.
Keep up the experiments. Any data you can provide will be useful.
After reading the comments about frozen clams yesterday, I went to the freezer and pulled out a rock hard clam and stuck him in the sump. To my amazement he opened and I’m not sure if he is still alive or not. The baby mollies that live in the sump are extremely interested in it. They take turns swimming in and out of its “mouth”.
Not sure if it should look like this or not. It’s probably dead or dying.
and you do not appear to be the electronic computer, controller, tester, additive kind of guy (ghl p4)
I went to the freezer and pulled out a rock hard clam and stuck him in the sump. To my amazement he opened and I’m not sure if he is still alive or not.
I have just recieved 2 vortex/ water flow accelerators as described by the seller and will fit each one to my twin pump returns. Not cheap for what they are and quite a bit smaller (approximately 1" X 2")than others I have seen so I hope I notice an improvement in water agitation from them.It is the movement of the surface done by the bubbles that´s the main oxygen contributor - not the bubbles itself.
Sincerely Lasse
We have lots of propellers spinging up all over the place here in the UK Paul. I don't understand it as they will never take off[emoji848] the power to weight ratio is just not up to the job. Mind you the guys who design build them have ologies so what do we know.Cool, but they are not built very well. If they were in a Harrier Jump Jet the thing would never get off the ground.
I am not happy with the amount of bubbles being made in my skimmer. It's OK but I want more. I built this thing and the venturi so many years ago I can't even fathom a guess what year that was. The skimmer is almost 5' tall and needs a lot of air pressure to get down to the valve so I have a pump on it to help out. More air pressure does not help as it just makes big bubbles.
Now after all these years I think I can come up with a more efficient design for the valve. Just now I am involved in way to many things so it is on the back burner, way back.