how about muzza?
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 24th, '06, 19:47 ] |
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Just want to get some numbers and any interesting thigs people have found regarding turnning off their growbed pump at night |
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| Author: | veggie boy [ Nov 24th, '06, 20:03 ] |
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I'm on 24 hours. The water returning to the tank is an important source of aeration for me. |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 24th, '06, 20:05 ] |
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have you tried without? or are you too scared? I'm too worried about trying! even though i have two air stones in there |
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| Author: | bundaberg kid [ Nov 24th, '06, 20:09 ] |
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and me........my pump runs 2.5 min every 30 min and is only 90W so its not THAT "unecconomical"....the draining of my growbed takes 14.5 min and is my source of aeration...I'm sure me lil crayfish "Bitey" appreciates that lol |
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| Author: | veggie boy [ Nov 24th, '06, 20:11 ] |
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My fish would be okay without Steve - cause I do have an air pump going all the time. Do the plants only remove nitrate when photosynthesising? Do the fish not create ammonia during the night? |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 24th, '06, 20:13 ] |
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Interesting question! Dunno, i think i've read somewhere that root growth occurs at night, but i might be wrong. I wonder if a reasonably stocked system would show much ammo increase................ |
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| Author: | veggie boy [ Nov 24th, '06, 20:14 ] |
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You try :-). |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 24th, '06, 20:57 ] |
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how about muzza?
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| Author: | EllKayBee [ Nov 25th, '06, 07:48 ] |
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Steve, I think Muzza turns his off every night and just has his compressor running - I bought a low lph pump adn spent endless hours getting a siphon to work with it so that I could leave it running 24/7 - Ima YES man |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 25th, '06, 07:52 ] |
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I'm asking more for a temperature aspect, i find fair temp swings when leaving the syste running at night, esp. during the colds months |
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| Author: | EllKayBee [ Nov 25th, '06, 08:35 ] |
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Weather is a bit against me here in regards to cold nights, I check temps morning and night and they are rangin from 21 - 25c, my system is small tho. Dropped down to 16c in the tank last week on a very cold night but didn't have the SP then |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 25th, '06, 08:49 ] |
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congrats, 1000 posts, almost divorced! |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Nov 25th, '06, 13:19 ] |
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we don't have a proper grow bed yet, so can't really say. But, with the ~50 little fish in the tank and the veggie floats, I am turning the pump OFF during the day! It is so windy here and there are so few fish that we give the pump a rest when I'm home. There are still plans afoot for the wind-powered aerator... getting closer... |
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| Author: | veggie boy [ Nov 25th, '06, 15:53 ] |
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Quote: Dropped down to 16c in the tank last week on a very cold night but didn't have the SP then
You won't have any probs at that temp Les, they will be feeding again by 10am. Winter will be the killer. |
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| Author: | EllKayBee [ Nov 25th, '06, 17:38 ] |
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Quote: Winter will be the killer.
I'll have bigger tanks and the GH by then which will help, 200l in black plastic liner doesn't give much insulation unfortunately 
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