H2O
- To: propagation@mallorn.com
- Subject: H2O
- From: m*@cvtv.net (Cindy Meredith)
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 20:33:47 -0500
><<>(My fishing
>>minnows died
>>before I realized well water has no oxygen).
>>
>>
>>Larry
>
>Larry,
>
>I don't know about the water temp. for your plants and fish, but all
>water
>has oxygen as it is made up of hydrogen and oxygen: H2O, remember?>>
>
>
>Larry was speaking of gaseous oxygen (O2) dissolved in the water, not
>the oxygen atoms chemically bound in the water's make-up (H2O).
>Dissolved oxygen is available to water breathing animals. Oxygen
>chemically bound into the water is only available to photosynthetic
>organisms (plants) which release this oxygen as a "waste" product.
>
>Thanks for flying!
>Glider, zone 5
Hello All,
I realized after I sent the message about the composition of water, that
Larry meant oxygen available to his fish (and plants), not the oxygen in
the water molecule. So, I do know that the water needs to be aerated to
make the oxygen available to the fish.
Cindy in TX, Z8/9
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