Do Water Changes Stimulate Plants??

[Steve-o]

It seems like every time i do a water change the plants produce O2 like crazy... just steams of tiny bubbles coming from the leaves of the plants... Do water changes stimulate the plants?

[rwel4809]

The gas they produce after a W/C isn't O2 - there are heaps of disolved gasses in the new water which the plants take in then reject... it's called 'false pearling'...

[Steve-o]

ahhhh that makes sense... thanks for the answer :lol:

[fishgeek]

if you have harder water then yes , there are minerals etc in the water that may benefit plants
if you have r/o water then no

it is not the water itself , it is what is dissolved in the water whether it be mineral or gas,