chemiclean in 11.4 gallon question

[stewy14]

so, its been 44 hours, I have an air stone running at the bottom of my tank(not in the water column) which is making the top of the tank and the bottom having a 6F TEMP DIFFERENCE!!!(bottom 75.6!!, AND TOP IS 79-81??!!!!) can I move the air stone to my water column(its an aio tank) or can I turn it off for the remainder of the 3-4 hours?

 

[Reef.]

I am having trouble understanding how there can be a temp difference between the top and bottom of a tank from an air stone?

Don’t you have any flow in the tank?

 

[stewy14]

I am having trouble understanding how there can be a temp difference between the top and bottom of a tank from an air stone?

Don’t you have any flow in the tank?

I do, but its cuz the air stone is also kinda powerful too, its also on the sand, next to the heater, transporting the hot air bubbles and water up,

 

[Shelton O Neale]

so, its been 44 hours, I have an air stone running at the bottom of my tank(not in the water column) which is making the top of the tank and the bottom having a 6F TEMP DIFFERENCE!!!(bottom 75.6!!, AND TOP IS 79-81??!!!!) can I move the air stone to my water column(its an aio tank) or can I turn it off for the remainder of the 3-4 hours?

No, tank needs aeration and water movement.

 

[TehBrainz]

I do, but its cuz the air stone is also kinda powerful too, its also on the sand, next to the heater, transporting the hot air bubbles and water up,

Thermodynamics will cause the hot water to naturally rise and mix with the cooler water even with minimal flow.

A bubbler shouldn't be used for anything other than extra oxygenation and even then typically only during power outages.

That said, you should be able to tune down the aerator with a splitter or just buy a smaller cheap one

 

[stewy14]

So update, I decided to call it quits with chemiclean, tank is looking PERFECT!!! I did the 20% water change(did a 30-40% just to make sure, and it was also water change time) and everything looking great

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Glad things look good. I have to think there’s a testing issue to see any temp difference across an operating reef tank with normal amounts of flow.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

more flow will also help against that cyano just growing right back again

 

[stewy14]

more flow will also help against that cyano just growing right back again

I have more than enough flow in my tank XD

 

[stewy14]

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I have more than enough flow in my tank XD

he cyano is there cuz friend gave me an algae covered and cyano/aiptasia covered frag