air help question

[im_a_tidyman]

in my new tank i havent set the sump up yet, as i havent enuff water, but i was wondering, as there is no skimmer, are my fish gettin any air in the water? i am using some koralias to move the water and the surface is being broken, but just to make sure, i connected up an air pump. its not perminant, so its not to nasty on the eyes, but was i thinkin right??

 

[im_a_tidyman]

?

 

[Artemis JT]

Um. We'll need more info, tank size, pump size or whatever, etc.

Your going to need a protein skimmer though...for much success.

 

[im_a_tidyman]

i have a protein skimmer, in the sump, which will be used as of next week. its a 100 uk gallon. got about 30 kilo's live rock, 2 maxi-jets, one pointing up one down and a koralia 3 on the surface. there is no sand in there, thats going in VERY carefully once the sump can be started, its the old sand from my last tank, so im going to start a dsb in sump and have a thin layer in tank. but to save debree build up, its on hold. there were no signs of bad health, and it was literally a quick tank swap. with abit, not to much, of a water change!! i only put the air pump on there as i always thought i was relying on the skimmer to aerate the water.

 

[Catpicklesdog]

As long as if your powerheads are breaking the waters surface you'll be OK. I went 3 years without a skimmer so you certainly don't have to have one but they do do a good job:grinyes:

 

[im_a_tidyman]

yes thanks for your answer....

do i need the air pump?

 

[Artemis JT]

yes thanks for your answer....

do i need the air pump?

Probably not...

 

[im_a_tidyman]

thank you.

 

[Catpicklesdog]

yes thanks for your answer....

do i need the air pump?

I'd say not. I never used one

 

[im_a_tidyman]

great, those pieces of c@@@ are really noisy.