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liquid organic carbon source a good substitute for CO2??
Greetings,
I just purchased an assortment of plants for my 10 gal. aquarium. In the past I've used CO2 injection for plants, using the home-made method, but I wanted to avoid all of that this time. When inquiring at a pet store, one guy pointed out a product made by SeaChem which substitutes or supliments CO2 injection with a liquid carbon source. He said that he used that only and had very good results, and he showed me pictures of an aquarium set up by someone else who used it. The before/after pics showed plants that really took off when using this stuff. Is that stuff for real? Has anyone else had any experience using this type of product? Many thanks, Paul |
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liquid organic carbon source a good substitute for CO2??
Yes it works well
The plants don't give of visible oxygen bubbles Mine are very nice green. I got sick of trying to maintain enough co2 pH etc Now I just put 1ml each day. If you get the smaller containers a 1ml dropper is supplied inside the bottle. If you compare the price to the time and hassle of DIY CO2 it a good investment. Good product Mike "Pww2n74" wrote in message ... Greetings, I just purchased an assortment of plants for my 10 gal. aquarium. In the past I've used CO2 injection for plants, using the home-made method, but I wanted to avoid all of that this time. When inquiring at a pet store, one guy pointed out a product made by SeaChem which substitutes or supliments CO2 injection with a liquid carbon source. He said that he used that only and had very good results, and he showed me pictures of an aquarium set up by someone else who used it. The before/after pics showed plants that really took off when using this stuff. Is that stuff for real? Has anyone else had any experience using this type of product? Many thanks, Paul |
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liquid organic carbon source a good substitute for CO2??
What's the name of the product ? I would like to try it...
" wrote in message om... (Pww2n74) wrote in message ... Greetings, I just purchased an assortment of plants for my 10 gal. aquarium. In the past I've used CO2 injection for plants, using the home-made method, but I wanted to avoid all of that this time. When inquiring at a pet store, one guy pointed out a product made by SeaChem which substitutes or supliments CO2 injection with a liquid carbon source. He said that he used that only and had very good results, and he showed me pictures of an aquarium set up by someone else who used it. The before/after pics showed plants that really took off when using this stuff. Is that stuff for real? Has anyone else had any experience using this type of product? Many thanks, Paul It works well for ,lower light tanks, not that great when you get above 2 w/gal generally. It's better than nothing, but gas CO2 will produce much better results. It's about 1/3 as effective as adding CO2 gas. Generally good for those lower light tanks, say a 10 gal with 15-20w of lighting. Smaller tanks are more economical for it also. Easy to use. Regards, Tom Barr |
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