Aerating water

[Gingerbeard]

I got myself a little aquarium air pump to oxygenate my water before watering. Any ideas on how long it takes to saturate with O2?

 

[Smokesteve]

If you are trying to get rid of chlorine 24 hours at least.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Yep what he said if that's what your doing it for.

 

[kingfish]

I tried it a few years ago and saw no difference.

 

[Gingerbeard]

I'm talking O2. Chlorine is not an issue. Is that what you're talking about kingfish ? I'm coming at it from an oxygenate hydro water angle.

 

[kingfish]

Yes Gingerbeard. I keep a 40 gal. plastic trash can full of water. I stuck the Air hose in the trash can. I have a well, so no chlorine.

 

[Gingerbeard]

w' hell! I'm doing it anyway because it makes me think I'm doing something beneficial. Sorry kingfish. Yeah.

 

[Willyd]

Gingerbeard Ive thought about doing it too especially if your storing rain water it makes sense to me lol let me know how it works out for ya.

 

[kingfish]

Gingerbeard, I don't see anything wrong with it. I just personally couldn't see the benefit. However I do use a aerator when I germinate my seeds.

 

[Gingerbeard]

I don't know if I'll be able to tell Willyd My new grow is in soil with perlite. Eating FF trio nutrients. Getting foliar feeding 2-3 times a day. 7-8 hours of sun a day. I will be stimulating myself with a real badass light. I'm growing feminized. And the plants will be going into fabric pots. Everything is or will be new from my last. Noting a difference will be reeeeel tricky.

 

[Toker1]

Depends on several variables. One will be water temperature. Cold water will oxygenate faster than warm water will. Surface area, flow vs. stagnant.
I would think with proper temperature, the water would be come oxygenated as soon as it is exposed to o2.

 

[Toker1]

This is because it only works with chlorine gas. Many municipalities have switched to chloramines, which do not gas off at all.

 

[Gingerbeard]

Okay Toker1. I'm not sure the temperature but it's room temperature. Would cold water shock the roots? The pump is packaged as for a 5-10 gallon aquarium and the air stone is in a half gallon container. That's all I need, at this point. I could be doing 5 gallons.

 

[Smokesteve]

Just be careful you can change the ph drastically with aeration.

 

[Toker1]

The amount of DO the water is able to maintain is dependent on water temperature. Some keep their hydro water at 68F, because above that mark the DO capabilities water physically has drops off significantly. Only issue is plant growth is a bit slower. Roots are not shocked, but growth is noticeably slower. Most hydro growers I know operate around 70F. Still plenty of DO and no issues with slowed growth. Once water temps get into 72F, I recommend use of hydroguard. Around 74-75F water is too warm and you might start to see issues.
Sounds like your air pump is enough for your application.

 

[Gingerbeard]

Dude! I thought it was the pen! I pH'd the water from 7.7 to 6.3 with root nutes. After aerating, the pH went back up.

Lesson learned. pH just before watering, after every bit of fiddlin'.

 

[Willyd]

lol holy shit id say so. Well happy growing friend can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[Toker1]

Yeah, ph will slightly change with the addition of air. Larger fluctuations in ph will occur due to changing water temperatures.

 

[Gingerbeard]

Right, all. I think I'm good with 68° water because my apartment is there or a little lower.
The is the first time I've had to worry about pH because of the supplements I've been using. Dogdamn don't like it. Bah! I better get award winning plants.

 

[Gingerbeard]

The two Caramelicious got topped, yesterday, and the same foliar feeding. They got a root nute in their water. The water was aerated.

Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't the aeration. But damned if the plants don't look like they grew an inch, overnight! More space between nodes and overall height. I'm getting good vibes, folks. You know who you are.