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reef17
06/11/2011, 01:17 PM
if you have an air pump do you also need an air wand or rock for your salt water aquarium.

kb1916
06/11/2011, 02:57 PM
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.

reef17
06/11/2011, 04:05 PM
OH ok so there not for salt water aquariums

sporto0
06/11/2011, 04:25 PM
you could use one if you like the look, but i believe they become clogged much faster in saltwater?

reef17
06/11/2011, 08:55 PM
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

Lynnmw1208
06/12/2011, 09:04 AM
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.

reef17
06/14/2011, 08:38 PM
Thank you... Again

jeff@zina.com
06/15/2011, 01:26 PM
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. :)

Jeff