[Ras]

I read in a lot of places at "higher temps" add an air stone because water cant hold oxygen as well in higher temps.
would 86f be considered airstone worthy in a heavily planted tank or could you get by with just o2 from the pants and maybe some surface movement
but 0 surface agitation

 

[stealthypotatoes]

I always put an airstone no matter what. I think it counters the co2 I'm dosing so its like a fail safe.

 

[Ras]

thats the reason why I dont want the airstone, makes my co2 useless
but the gbr's like warm 84-86 f water

 

[SBPyro]

http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/vms52.cfm

 

[kman]

I read in a lot of places at "higher temps" add an air stone because water cant hold oxygen as well in higher temps.
would 86f be considered airstone worthy in a heavily planted tank or could you get by with just o2 from the pants and maybe some surface movement
but 0 surface agitation

At 86 I'd add an airstone for sure. Not so much 82. In between, I'd have to do some research.

But you can run the airstone at night, when your co2 is off, without losing any co2. Put it on a timer on opposite schedule from your lights and co2. Plants don't photosynthesize (and thus don't need co2) at night.