Do i really need Co2

[Irish.OG87]

Hi guys, i have a 36g bf and have recently purchased a led light fixture 10000k.... it has 36 1watt white led's, 6 1watt blue led's, and lumens is 2610. idk what other specs i need to link.

But my question is....using this light would i have to do anything special like co2 injection or anything like that, i dont know anything about the co2 stuff only that is helps with algae right??

All i want to do grow easy/moderate plants in my 36g bf, nothing crazy hard anyting like that, just enough to gradually get info on planted and lighting so i can get better with it.
Any help it greatly appreciated, thx.

 

[BigJim]

I think you'll need CO2 injection. I've got 30W of LEDs on my 20H and I had a GSA outbreak in less than 24 hours with the LEDs cranked and no CO2 injection. You've got a bigger tank, but LEDs are pretty powerful.

 

[Irish.OG87]

I think you'll need CO2 injection. I've got 30W of LEDs on my 20H and I had a GSA outbreak in less than 24 hours with the LEDs cranked and no CO2 injection. You've got a bigger tank, but LEDs are pretty powerful.

thx for ur help, wud getting half fake and half real plants eliminate a gsa outbreak and not having to get co2 injection.
reason im not too keen on co2 injection is, its probably expensive and too techy for me to do.

 

[fort384]

The number of plants is not a factor. Jims rec is based on the lighting you have on the tank.