Read this before Asking about your Plants

bigfoot150 · 07-03-2006, 02:42 PM

Well folks you have come to the right place if you have questions about your plants. However, we ask that you please include the following info about your setup so that we will be able to better assist you.

Lighting Info(ie. Watts, Type, Duration of Lighting)
Size of your Tank
Substrate Type
Filtration Setup
Fertilizer Dosing
Type of Carbon Fertilization(ie. Flourish Excel, DIY CO2, Pressurized CO2, etc.)
Amount and type of fish
Type of Plants
And anyother info you might feel is relevant.

Thanks,
bigfoot150

GeraldTheMouse · 07-03-2006, 04:17 PM

This should get stickied.

dollsteak · 02-27-2009, 09:30 PM

Does any of the stuff we use for the light affect the fish?

wondabread · 04-25-2009, 02:00 AM

deleted because I don't know how the heck I posted here...

anshuman · 11-21-2009, 02:15 PM

Is CO2 fertilization in form on liquid drops good ? I got 30 gallon tank and right now I have some sword/melon amazonia's ( want to add anacharis too). Do not want to use Equipments/diffusers , i have enough gadgets added to the tank already (2 filters 2 CFC bulbs )

Newman · 11-21-2009, 06:21 PM

As long as there isnt much water surface agitation, then yes liquid CO2 in the form of Excel or something like that will work well.

emmanuelchavez · 11-21-2009, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newman

As long as there isnt much water surface agitation, then yes liquid CO2 in the form of Excel or something like that will work well.

??? I don't see how surface agitation would interfere with Excel. It's carbon source, but not CO2. They're different things. Surface agitation messes with CO2 because it's a gas, it shouldn't interfere with Excel, which is different source of carbon.

Excel will work just fine with plants. Keep in mind, some plants don't require much carbon to grow at a steady pace, and there are others that are sensitive to excel, such as anacharis, and will melt. Your swords won't need very much to grow, and in fact, with ferts and carbon they'll outgrow your tank quickly. I think they can do just fine without it. You'd be wasting money if you didn't have a strong enough light source for your plants to benefit from it.

07-03-2006, 02:42 PM	#1
bigfoot150 Super Fish Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Alameda, Ca Posts: 1,023	Read this before Asking about your Plants Well folks you have come to the right place if you have questions about your plants. However, we ask that you please include the following info about your setup so that we will be able to better assist you. Lighting Info(ie. Watts, Type, Duration of Lighting) Size of your Tank Substrate Type Filtration Setup Fertilizer Dosing Type of Carbon Fertilization(ie. Flourish Excel, DIY CO2, Pressurized CO2, etc.) Amount and type of fish Type of Plants And anyother info you might feel is relevant. Thanks, bigfoot150

07-03-2006, 04:17 PM	#2
GeraldTheMouse Super Fish Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Homewood, Illinois Posts: 1,508	This should get stickied. __________________ My deviantART account.

04-25-2009, 02:00 AM	#4
wondabread Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 48	deleted because I don't know how the heck I posted here... Last edited by wondabread; 04-25-2009 at 02:01 AM.. Reason: deleted

11-21-2009, 06:21 PM	#6
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,788	As long as there isnt much water surface agitation, then yes liquid CO2 in the form of Excel or something like that will work well. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

02-27-2009, 09:30 PM	#3
dollsteak Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 47	Does any of the stuff we use for the light affect the fish?

11-21-2009, 02:15 PM	#5
anshuman Medium Fish Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai India Posts: 481	Is CO2 fertilization in form on liquid drops good ? I got 30 gallon tank and right now I have some sword/melon amazonia's ( want to add anacharis too). Do not want to use Equipments/diffusers , i have enough gadgets added to the tank already (2 filters 2 CFC bulbs )