can i unplug oxygen pumps? for how long?

[narcoticrex]

the title says it all...how long can one 5 gallon bucket go without a pump supplying air?

narcoticrex Reviewed by narcoticrex on 06-13-2006. can i unplug oxygen pumps? for how long? the title says it all...how long can one 5 gallon bucket go without a pump supplying air? Rating: 5

[latewood]

NO!, Never!...that says it all. peace lw

[Zandor]

the title says it all...how long can one 5 gallon bucket go without a pump supplying air?

Latewood is correct but if you need to move them or turn off the pump for noise. With lights off you can run 12 hours and be safe if that helps.

[Opie Yutts]

I left mine go a whole summer without once. It didn't yield a whole lot, but it wasn't a problem either. A few hours won't hurt anything.

[latewood]

It didn't yield a whole lot, but it wasn't a problem either O.Y.

I had to laugh at that one bro.

lw

[Bachelorpads]

if the water is not moving, as in no drip system or anything, just stagnate water. Not very long at all, maybe 12 hours like Zandor said but, i would expect some severe damage.
If there is a water pump cycling the bucket water still it can go indefinitely. As long as the water is moving and oxygenating it will be fine.

[Opie Yutts]

Latewood I hope you are laughing with me and not at me. It was one of those deals where I thought I could either throw away some toppings, or throw them in a bucket with some hydroton and see what happens. I decided that if I go the latter route, I was not going to do anything to them except add nutrients when the level got low. I was not going to check anything, prune anything, or do any work to speak of. If they died so be it. If they lived, I got weed for nothing (almost). Well, they lived, and I got some weed for my efforts.

I highly recommend not letting your nutrients go stangnant for any amount of time if you can help it. The plants really need oxygen, but like I said before, a few hours wont' hurt anything.