Need Advice About Pump + Lighting

[Noob001]

Hey there

I have a 60litre tropical aqaurium with fish inside and it is still in the cycling period. I have a filterpump with a tube that is connected to the filter and the other end is outside the tank and it sucks in air and releases it into the tank. Is this oxygen supply enough for the fish seeing that this is my only oxygen supply.

Must I keep the intake outlet open 24/7 or must I just supply them with oxygen for half a day, and if so, at day or night?

I also have a light tube at the top of the tank, must I keep the light on during the day and night or is the natural daylight sufficient for them in the day.

Will appreciate any advice.

 

[matt121073]

Hey there

I have a 60litre tropical aqaurium with fish inside and it is still in the cycling period. I have a filterpump with a tube that is connected to the filter and the other end is outside the tank and it sucks in air and releases it into the tank. Is this oxygen supply enough for the fish seeing that this is my only oxygen supply.

Must I keep the intake outlet open 24/7 or must I just supply them with oxygen for half a day, and if so, at day or night?

I also have a light tube at the top of the tank, must I keep the light on during the day and night or is the natural daylight sufficient for them in the day.

Will appreciate any advice.

hi not sure what filter you got there but oxegen is added to water by the water movement in the upper levels and not by adding air bubbles to the tank although a stream of bubles will ripple the water which adds to water movement. your light goes on in the day for aprox 8 hours and off at night hope this helps

 

[Rooster]

If you do have a "filter" then it must be running all the time, if what you have is an air pump, with an ornament or airstone on the end... a thing that just produces bubbles, then you can turn it off if you wish - say at bedtime etc.
As Matt says, the bubbles do not actually add any oxygen ! the oxygen gets absorbed into the water at the surface - where it exchanges places with CO2... the exact opposite of what happens inside the fish ! So the more you move the water about, the more this can happen - it the movement of water at the surface that does the job... doesnt need to be bubbles either, a power filter (which uses a water pump) does the same job by only moving water.