wowowowowwould inserting an air pump tube into the bottom of a pot with soil increase oxygen to the roots? would this mean better growth?
i dunno im high and i just thought of it.
lol yea ok buddy!!!i'll just stick the hose with no stone right into the hole in the bottom of the pot. maybe use 2 small pumps.
i had an old fish pump, or even just a riped piece of a sponge.. and i guess ill try puting it through one of the bottom drain holes.
Sounds like a potential fire hazard. What if you overworked that pump b/c air can't flow out of the stone once the soil gets packed into it?why not? air is blowing out it won't clog. it will blow thru the soil. as it does the soil will act as an air stone and spread the air out. don't make me go do it.
Sounds like a potential fire hazard. What if you overworked that pump b/c air can't flow out of the stone once the soil gets packed into it?
Idk though, try it and let us know.
Oh yeah, I remember this thread.
Someone so cheap as to use crap soil likely wont be spending money on air pumps and hoses. Someone doing that would obviously have their priorities out of order.
good point - but they might have some old aquarium equipment laying around and want to use.Someone so cheap as to use crap soil likely wont be spending money on air pumps and hoses. Someone doing that would obviously have their priorities out of order.
yes, natmoon does indeed do good work and he isn't afraid to experiment either. I think oxygenating your water buckets is a great idea and i'm pretty sure it helps in a number of ways including adding more oxygen and preventing algae from forming for starters.
Seems to work well enough. Or at least, I've never really had issues with root rot. I, too, use copious amounts of pearlite in my soil mixes.
Nah, those little fish tank pumps are just a rubber diaphragm. They will just fatigue and rip. The motor won't get over worked.Sounds like a potential fire hazard. What if you overworked that pump b/c air can't flow out of the stone once the soil gets packed into it?
Idk though, try it and let us know.