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fish1![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004 ![]() ![]() | do you have to have co2 to have plant?? or is it just reccomended! btw my plants are doing fine i was just wundering! |
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Arianwen![]() Fingerling Posts: 19 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-May-2004 ![]() ![]() | If you have a decent size tank (at least 20g+) and more than ~2 watts of light per gallon, co2 can be helpful to increase plant growth and reduce algae. If you have lighting less than 1.5wpg you likely won't notice a difference. You do not need co2 to plant your tank. However, if you start getting up to a high light tank (3+wpg) you are advised to invest in it. In the mid range co2 may be helpful but isn't "required". |
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fish1![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004 ![]() ![]() | ya well i guess it wouldnt help much thanks for the replies and also welcome to fp |
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FRANK![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Hi, The short answer is no, you don't need CO2 for a lush green jungle. But, there are "qualifications" to that statement. Plants absolutely have to have Carbon to live and grow. They can get it from breaking down the organic compounds in the gravel (the bacteria make it by in turn breaking down fish waste, excess food, and dying plants.) However plants have to "work" to breakdown many of the compounds and it is simply too hard for them to do it, hence they wither and die. Injected CO2 is the easiest way for plants to get the carbon that they need. Injected CO2, is like giving a kid candy, the sugar drives them nutz. In this case the CO2 puts plants into overdrive. Instead of just eeking out an existance on the existing carbon, they suddenly have a constant banquet of carbon and couldn't be happier. If you keep low light plants in a low light tank with at least a normal fish load for that tank, your plants will thrive and grow to the extent of the available carbon. If you increase something, such as lighting from low light to medium or high light, then their rate of photosynthsis increases, and their demand for cabon increases. If you don't supply it, then the plants will use all the available carbon from within the tank, and then start to wither and die back to something that the system can support. Keep a "normal" amount of plants, all within the same "light demand" group, and stock the tank with fish to the "normal" load, and you should have a beautiful green tank. Frank ![]() -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
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FMZ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Enthusiast Posts: 271 Kudos: 503 Votes: 5 Registered: 30-Jul-2002 ![]() ![]() | I wish I had a digital camera, I would post picture of my planted aquarium. I am using CO2 (which doesn't make a difference since it DIY on 75 gallon w/ 2 Gatorade Gallon bottles). I am pumping about 3.5 watts per gallon. Its not necessary but probably makes a difference (not in my case) [span class="edited"][Edited by FMZ 2004-07-01 19:55][/span] |
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fish1![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004 ![]() ![]() | well i have heard that it is a good thing to have im just not sure i want/need to get into it! |
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