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What I absolutely have to have CO2 in a 29 gallon tank with 65 watts of light?

The more WPG you have, the more you're going to want C02, as your plants will be increasingly e to algae invasion otherwise.

Having just installed a CO2 unit I'm with the CO2 side as well. The unit I got was easy to set up and it has showm me just how easy a DIY CO2 set-up will be to do. I got the Nutrafin (Hagen) Plant Gro CO2 kit, the whole thing cost me $24.99 CDN, it came with 3 months supply of refills, the canister, tubing and the ladder diffuser. The refills are really not necessary as the ingredients are common household ingredients, the activator is yeast and the stabilizer is baking soda. It was very easy to put together. I am seeing growth in the moss on the driftwood already after just three days, it was really sparse before as Sam (Siamese Moss(algae) Eater) kept it trimmed down.

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carttman,

Quick answer: No, it is not

See My 29G Tank for details of a 29G with 65W without CO2.

Does that mean you can grow all kinds of plants in there? Sure not. But can you get some nice plants to grow? Oh sure?

Have fun,

Ingo

PS: Cup is right though, eventually you may feel the urge to get CO2, but then I would say get the 130W fixture as well

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Yeah, I was thinking about getting a little CO2 fizz factory or that Hagen one. So you say it works? Does anyone have any experiences with the Jungle CO2 Fizz Factory?

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I haven't had any experience with it but I can't see it being a steady supply of CO2, I think the Hagen kit is a better option, especially for tanks around 20 gallons. It is a great kit for beginners as well. And if you look at the DIY CO2 recipe thread, the link given explains how to do a great set-up. This is where I'm heading now that I see how easy it is, and I will already have the diffuser and tubing needed, I will just need a larger canister and a way to hold it in place. And the smaller canister may be heading to my 10g planted tank. Planted tanks are as addictive as fish keeping!

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