MikeG747
Member
Hi All,
If you are running an airpump through an airstone into a tank is it possible to ever get CO2 levels so high that they are toxic to livestock?
If I understand things correctly then the airpump will saturate the water column with O2 meaning that the livestock couldn't asphyxiate, thereby making it impossible to actually have a CO2 level that is toxic. Or is there some competition between O2 and CO2 in the water column that means they both cannot be at extremely high levels? I know that O2 will more readily dissolve into water than CO2.
I also know that high CO2 levels will create high levels of carbonic acid which will drop the tank pH, but is that an issue?
I am not thinking of carrying out such an experiment, but if what I understand is correct then surely by running an airstone then you will never 'gas' your livestock.
Any explanations on whether my assumptions are correct or not gladly received.
Mike
If you are running an airpump through an airstone into a tank is it possible to ever get CO2 levels so high that they are toxic to livestock?
If I understand things correctly then the airpump will saturate the water column with O2 meaning that the livestock couldn't asphyxiate, thereby making it impossible to actually have a CO2 level that is toxic. Or is there some competition between O2 and CO2 in the water column that means they both cannot be at extremely high levels? I know that O2 will more readily dissolve into water than CO2.
I also know that high CO2 levels will create high levels of carbonic acid which will drop the tank pH, but is that an issue?
I am not thinking of carrying out such an experiment, but if what I understand is correct then surely by running an airstone then you will never 'gas' your livestock.
Any explanations on whether my assumptions are correct or not gladly received.
Mike