Oxygen

[ronrca]

Is there any way to measure oxgyen in your tank?

 

[colesea]

Sure is! RedSea company makes a O2 test kit for $15. I don't know how accurate it is, I've never used it. I don't even know what the reagents are that they would use.

I prefer electric DO meters myself, but they cost a lot and it is a real pain in the butt to change the membranes on the sensors. The O-ring always snaps away from me, it's a really tiny thing. If you get a bubble underneat the membrane you can screw a whole day's worth of data. Digital read outs are best.
~~Colesea

 

[Matt Nace]

When the plants pearl, it is O2 rich.  *thumbsupsmiley*

 

[aznpanther98]

hey ruby how is it o2 rich if the plants pearl? i know plants produce the O2 but enough to have rich o2?

 

[ronrca]

Thats the problem Ruby! I cant tell if my plants are pearling. Maybe Im not looking for the right thing.

 

[Jay S.]

Hello all.. I am new here

If you look under the leaves of your plants and notice large and smaller bubbles attached to them then your plants are pearling!

To get your plants to pearl #1 you need strong light #2 you need good nutrients in your water and #3 CO2~~~!


Hope that helps yea out

 

[Backdraft Bagel]

I agree: A good O2 test = are your plants pearling?

 

[Somonas]

Why would you want to test for oxygen ?

are the fish dying ? are they gasping ?  if not, don't worry about it.

 

[ronrca]

Well, why test for oxygen? To see at what level the oxygen is at. Because of C02 injection, I have near to no surface movement. I can get the level of C02 but I wonder at what level the oxgyen is at. Just curious is all. The fish are fine.