using seachem excel

[abrahamavelar]

i have been looking into flourish excel and i have a few question can u use it while doing diy co2????? in my case i have a 3l bottle of diy co2 and a diy bubble counter and its giving me good results but i want to know if by using excel i will get better results, also if i use the diy co2 and excel together i will get even better results

 

[aqua_chem]

Excel and co2 are complementary, especially if you are not using pressurized co2. At the very least it will still act as an algaecide.
I dose it occasionally in my high tech tanks to head off some types of algae.

 

[jetajockey]

Yes you can use Co2 and excel/glutaraldehyde in conjunction. I believe it even specifically mentions that on the seachem site.

 

[abrahamavelar]

Excel and co2 are complementary, especially if you are not using pressurized co2. At the very least it will still act as an algaecide.
I dose it occasionally in my high tech tanks to head off some types of algae.

cool so if i understand correctly it wont hurt/harm to use both but it will help then???

Yes you can use Co2 and excel/glutaraldehyde in conjunction. I believe it even specifically mentions that on the seachem site.

i did read it but it got me confused, i added the post right after reading it a few times

 

[aqua_chem]

cool so if i understand correctly it wont hurt/harm to use both but it will help then???

It wont hurt anymore than excel already could (vals and such). And it certainly could help.

 

[abrahamavelar]

does it hurt vals???????????????? i didnt know that will it kill it or just stunt its growth or it will only affect at the beginning

 

[aqua_chem]

Welcome to the big excel debate. Some people insist it outright kills them, others think they can be acclimated. It's a passionate debate on either side.

 

[abrahamavelar]

ohhh ok also do you have to dose daily or every other day or twice a week ive read multiple ways of using it, also it will be used in a 75 gal

 

[aqua_chem]

Daily. Glutylaldehyde has a half life of 12 hours or so in the tank.

 

[richpowell1989]

My vals have taken off since usin Excel it never even hurt them so I dont beleive it hurts vals at all!! Anachris it completely wiped it out tho

 

[abrahamavelar]

is excell the only product with it or kent has it too???

 

[aqua_chem]

Kent what? They might make a glutylaldehyde product.

 

[abrahamavelar]

kent marine products, but they dont have much for plants

 

[OasisKeeper]

API has one now:

CO2 BOOSTER® - API

 

[abrahamavelar]

i gotta keep checking that to see which one will be better and cheaper in the long run

 

[aqua_chem]

Excel has a higher glutylaldehyde content. I think mericide has he highest percent on the fish market.

 

[jetajockey]

I use cidex 28 day, I think metricide and cidex are pretty much on par price wise.

 

[abrahamavelar]

is this like flourish excel??? also if i use excel and diy co2 will i notice anybetter growth

 

[jetajockey]

Taken from the seachem page on excel..

The use of either CO2 injection or Flourish Excel™ does not necessarily negate the use of the other. Because the processes of producing photosynthetic intermediates and building onto them occur simultaneously, one can derive a substantial benefit with the use of Flourish Excel™ either alone or in conjunction with CO2 .

 

[akagochi]

I started dosing daily about 2 week ago, to combat the narly black bearded algae I was getting in my 55 gallon tank. If algae is a potential problem then flourish is a great weapon. I don't know about the vals though.