New Grower Watering with Oxygenated water

[Haunts]

A quick question, i've seen people using air pumps and stones to oxygenate the water, which i wanna give it a go but do you add the nutes to the water and then oxygenate it or just do the water and then add nutes?

Also would this be suitable? Amazon product ASIN B00QSJH43S

 

[Ronin]

I personally bubble my water prior to adding nutrients.
Not all nutrients can/should be aerated.
Check to see what your nutrient manufacturer recommends.

 

[Haunts]

Thanks, would that pump i linked to be suitable?

 

[pop22]

You can do it either way and both. Look at a Recirculating DWC grow done right and you'll see that they aerate both the supply tank and the plant res continually.

A quick question, i've seen people using air pumps and stones to oxygenate the water, which i wanna give it a go but do you add the nutes to the water and then oxygenate it or just do the water and then add nutes?

Also would this be suitable? Amazon product ASIN B00QSJH43S

 

[Corgy]

Not all nutrients can/should be aerated.

@Ronin ehhh, which nutrients would that be..... Never saw a warning about aerating a nutrient, nor heard about it before whether for canna or other plants, and given that oxygen is always available, or should be, in soil and solutions.......
Guess I've been riding my luck, I aerate everything, there is airdomes in all pots, air stones in my reservoirs and more air stones in my 2 water storage tanks.

 

[Vic]

Yeah I agree I run air stones in my water bucket/nutes 24-7.

 

[Henry]

You are not going to get very much oxygen with this air pump regardless of how many rocks you are using (1-5 rocks), but you will get a lot of nitrogen, a whopping 80% nitrogen.

 

[Corgy]

You are not going to get very much oxygen with this air pump regardless of how many rocks you are using (1-5 rocks), but you will get a lot of nitrogen, a whopping 80% nitrogen.

http://www.fondriest.com/environmental-measurements/parameters/water-quality/dissolved-oxygen/

 

[pop22]

I find that interesting considering all DWC, Under Current, etc, aerate their water at all stages.

Oops! I see I already replied lol!

I personally bubble my water prior to adding nutrients.
Not all nutrients can/should be aerated.

Check to see what your nutrient manufacturer recommends.

 

[Henry]

Thanks, would that pump i linked to be suitable?

Air is air - air pumps pump mostly nitrogen and little oxygen, 4/5 N2 and 1/5 O2 respectively - if you use bigger air pumps and pump 3 X as much air your don't get 3 X as much oxygen.
Air is a limiting factor is plenty of oxygen is your goal. Are you a RDWC grower and do you ever have root rot outbreaks?
I have looked and seem may "forum experts" claim that plenty of oxygen prevents fungal infestations, yet I see far more discussion about how to cure root rot. Looks to me like the vast majority of growers prefer treating the disease because they cannot prevent the fungal disease outbreak.

I'd rather prevent root rot any day than catch it and then try to cure it. How bout you? Prevention or treatment, what's your preference, that is if you really had any choice about it?