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Craig -DONTEMAIL wrote:
Hi all, im new to plants in the aquarium (the uk has a tradition of UG
filters, so plants are a no no)

But, ive just set up a new (bloody snail free) tank, 30 gallons, fitted
a big clip on filter and am looking to get some plants.

I have had a look around the news groups and it seems that everyone is
using co2 (ive been away from fish keeping or a few years, it was in its
infancy when i last saw it) and i just wondered is it essential to have
this set up in a tank.

Absolutley not. If you want outrageous plant growth use very strong ligthing
and CO2. But in a tank with resonable lighting your plants will grow just
fine without it if you choose plants that don't require stupid high amounts
of light (glosso, etc).

Even in a moderatly lit tank CO2 by itself will do more good than strong lights
by themselves.

Excel Flourish can be used instead of C02 and gets you roughly 80% there.

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