29 Gallon Tank: Safe to leave running?

ChelseaB · July 8th, 2009

I bought an air pump for my 26 gallon tank. I love how you can adjust the strength of the airflow! I have it hooked up to an ornament, and just got it for cosmetic reasons, I have an excellent filter system. Is it okay to keep the air pump running all the time, or should I just have it on when I have their light on?

aquarist48 · July 8th, 2009

Good morning. You can leave the air pump on all the time if you wish. You could actually put it on a timer if you wanted to. The more oxygen the better, but as long as you have a lot of movement at the surface of the water everything should be fine.

Have a good day today!

ABCDemily · July 8th, 2009

I agree with Aquarist

The only reason I have mine off is because it sounds like a herd of elephants are rumbling through my room at night! But, the more oxygen in the water the better either way

Chewyoda · July 28th, 2009

Agreed, mine is on 24\7

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