Question about air pumps =)

[VinceW]

So i have a 20 gal tank and I filled it with water and decor and such yesterday. I put in AquaSafe and Start Zyme, and let it run overnight, the water is perfectly clear and my levels are fine so i put a sucker catfish in there. he is doing fine and all looks well. So heres my question, i have 2 standard under gravel air pumps and a 4 inch 'bubbler bar' but the air pump i have only allows 2 of them to work a full capacity or 3 to work at half capacity. So should i just use 2 at full or 3 at half?

 

[skjl47]

Hello; I guess it is only a matter of which way you like the best. Either way you are getting the total air flow.

 

[Thyra]

Clear water doesn't mean anything. What levels are you talking about? Your ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels will not show you have cycled in 24 hours. It is a bacterial interaction and that takes a few days. Please read the "Sticky" at the beginning of this forum.