liquid organic carbon source a good substitute for CO2??

[Pww2n74]

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

[xtr396472]

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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(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

[Limnophile]

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

[Paul Wright]

>What's the name of the product ? I would like to try it...

It is Flourish Excel by Seachem.
Paul Wright