Planted tank with no CO2.

[bobby08dtp]

Is there a natural way to add co2 to my planted tank? It's a 55g fully stocked with fish there are two types of plants in my tank that seem to be falling apart. And when that happens my fish start picking at them. I would of thought that the fish would add the co2 when they intake the oxygen. My ph is also really high at an 8 or maybe higher. The water is also very hard. I'm about to try and put peat moss in some stockings after soaking it and then I'm going to place it in my filter. Is this a good idea? Is there anything I should be worried about using peat moss this way? I'm also doing this because my rams are paired off and would like to have a successful breeding from them and keep them happy.

 

[Mr. Nowhere]

The primary ways of adding co2 is flourish excel (glut) and pressurized co2 systems

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[bobby08dtp]

I've heard excel melts away some plants.

 

[Mr. Nowhere]

Some but most are just fine

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[Mr. Nowhere]

Do you know what pants are in your tank

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[bobby08dtp]

Anacharis Egeria densa is about the only one I'm having problems with and that's the exact one I read that excel melts lol. Thanks.

 

[Mr. Nowhere]

Ya I've read that aswell

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[bud29]

What kind of lighting do you have? What are your nitrate levels? Anacharis is usually a very easy plant, it grows like a weed.

 

[bobby08dtp]

I have a 55g marineland aquarium with LED lighting. Nitrates are zero.

 

[bud29]

I have a 55g marineland aquarium with LED lighting. Nitrates are zero.

The marineland LEDs are double bright, not single bright, correct? 0 nitrates could be causing a problem, since anacharis is a major nitrate sponge.

 

[bobby08dtp]

I'm not sure what you mean by single and double bright. Hmm ok.

 

[bud29]

I'm not sure what you mean by single and double bright. Hmm ok.

The single bright LEDs are incandescent, so they are not the right spectrum for plant growing. The double brights are the correct spectrum, albeit not very strong.

 

[bobby08dtp]

Thanks. I didn't know that. I'll have to look into it.