# Useing medical oxygen with DWC?

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/useing-medical-oxygen-with-dwc/3682>\
**Category:** Hydroponics\
**Created:** [December 2, 2015, 10:10am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/useing-medical-oxygen-with-dwc/3682 "2015-12-02T10:10:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bc79bd/32.png) [@Hammer](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hammer)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 10:10am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/useing-medical-oxygen-with-dwc/3682/1 "2015-12-02T10:10:21Z")

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Has any one out there ever used a small medical oxy machine in tandom with regular air pumps to supplement in their DWC set up ?? and if so, would having well water affect any sort of lock out ??

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**Author:** ![MacGyverStoner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/macgyverstoner/32/80714_2.png) [@MacGyverStoner](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MacGyverStoner)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/useing-medical-oxygen-with-dwc/3682/2 "2015-12-02T17:26:53Z")

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I answered your original question here:

> [@Great White beneficial bacteria in DWC](http://ilgmforum.com/t/great-white-beneficial-bacteria-in-dwc/3308/10):
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> Does anyone out there have any idea about hooking a small medical oxy machine into the air supply on my DWC set up for 16 plants i use 4 blue stone? air pumps dual diapham. .But thought it mite enrichen the water better . But i also have well water and am worried that it could cause nute lock out … Any one with any thoughts on this

> [@Great White beneficial bacteria in DWC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/great-white-beneficial-bacteria-in-dwc/3308/11):
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> I don’t see why not.
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> Many commercial hydroponics systems use electrolysis or ozone generators to infuse concentrated pure forms of oxygen into the water.
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> Something to consider, however, is that highly concentrated pure oxygen will likely cause rubber and plastic parts to maybe become dry and brittle and wear out faster, especially the rubber diaphragms in the air pumps.
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> As far as the well water is concerned, it all depends on how hard the water is and if you can keep the pH at 5.8 for hydro, and especially for DWC.
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> Happy growing,
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> MacG

~MacG

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**Author:** ![JH231](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@JH231](https://ilgmforum.com/u/JH231)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/useing-medical-oxygen-with-dwc/3682/3 "2017-01-09T23:15:41Z")

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Don’t be confused between ozone gas (O3) and elemental oxygen gas (O2), the gas required for maintain all healthy aerobic plants, animals and bacteria.  
Check the gases out:  
**Ozone O3 100% pure** – [Ozone - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone) Careful, “ … high oxidizing potential, however, causes ozone to damage mucous and respiratory tissues in animals, and also tissues in plants, above concentrations of about 100 ppb. That’s 100 parts per billion folks!  
\*\*Oxygen O2 100% pure \*\* - [Oxygen - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen)  
**Air (a mixture of different gases; 80% Nitrogen, 20% oxygen)** – never confuse plenty of air with plenty of oxygen - [Atmosphere of Earth - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth)  
Supplemental oxygen supplementation is secret stuff. Pro growers claim that maintaining 100% DO Saturations 24/7 throughout the grow season produces spectacular results in plant root ball growth/health and microorganism growth and culture health.  
Net result of supplemental O2 administration – healthier plants, healthier root balls and healthier, more prolific microbial cultures = faster high quality grow-out time (exceptional bud growth) and more net profits.  
O2 gas is cheap, the results is spectacular… Go for it Bro and never tither again about the possibility of low-oxygen problems and the heartbreaks of discovering and treating fungal outbreaks.