How do you oxigenate your reservoir?

[Grapefruitroop]

What up y all!

Bubbling the reservoir with an air pump and some stones 15 min prior to each watering event, yay or nay?
I also have a stirring pump that run togheter with the air pump.....

 

[microbe621]

salut: la pompe de circulation est bien, les bulleurs sont moyennement efficace, le meuilleur est la cascade

 

[Grapefruitroop]

Thanks for answering
Why do you think that the bubblers are less effective? i used to bubble up Areated Compost Tea with it and worked like a charm.....
My concern was based on some rumors that bubbling the solution will raise the ph.......ill go check tonite and update you all.....

 

[Dime]

I don't think it works to aerate the reservoir but aerating the container the plant is in does. The air just goes out of the water and back into the air but in apot the roots get it directly.JMO but I stopped doing it and it made no difference.

 

[Drippy Sally]

I put H2O2 in all my water. Using peroxide to aerate water means adding a small amount of hydrogen peroxide to a body of water, which then breaks down into oxygen and water, effectively increasing the dissolved oxygen level in the water; this is a method sometimes used in aquariums, ponds, or well water treatment systems to boost oxygen levels when aeration is insufficient.

 

[Drippy Sally]

I don't think it works to aerate the reservoir but aerating the container the plant is in does. The air just goes out of the water and back into the air but in apot the roots get it directly.JMO but I stopped doing it and it made no difference.

If you aerate water you will for sure raise the dissolved oxygen content of the water. Sure the air will bubble to the surface, but the water will be holding more oxygen than prior to aerating. It happens in the little world unable to be detected by the human eye. And it happens fast, faster than you can blink.

 

[Rocket Soul]

If you want oxygen dissolved in water im pretty sure its been studied: the air lift vortex method commonly used in compost tea brewing is the most effective.
But...
Roots will also draw oxygen from the air. If your pots/root development is sized so that the pot dries quick enough to water multiple times a day then every watering (and run off) means new air is drawn into the pot as the water runs off. I suggest looking into delta9s ppk concept, there are several threads, and how to eliminate the perched water table.

 

[flylowgethigh]

I use a bubbler full time. When I add water to my reservoir, I use a gallon pitcher to lift up and pour the water back in like a waterfall. Repeat several times. I only do that when I add water.

Drugstore 3% peroxide contains Mercury I have read. 35% food grade peroxide doesn’t.

 

[Ca++]

Air pump, and it works. Keeps tanks fresh for weeks, that would skin over in 48 hours without.

Your pH will probably come up quicker, but it's worth accommodating.