abrahamavelar
Aquarium Advice Addict
As I was reading about co2 online I came across some bottle of some sort of liquid co2 replacement thingy do those thungs work
epiphysis said:Don't have first hand experience with Excel but what I've read is that its 60-70% effective as to gas CO2. Also not to be used with Vallisneria. Half my tank is planted with vallis so I'll stay away.
Rozdab said:Aqua Chem
Sorry to sabotage ur thread Abraham!!!
Do u need to use flourish and flourish excel and if need be use the Seachem iron supplement and other one seachem has if needed. but basically use the first two all the time or just flourish?
Also do u recommend the tabs in conjuction with the liquid flourish or either or?
I guess it would depend on if u have plants in substrate and or floating?
Rozdab said:Really I was under the impression this stuff was awesome espically for small 10 gallon tank with maybe trying to get away with co2. I'm sure highly unlikely tho lol.
So thank u guys for letting me kno certain plants actually are actually Hurt by this product?
Aqua Chem
Sorry to sabotage ur thread Abraham!!!
Do u need to use flourish and flourish excel and if need be use the Seachem iron supplement and other one seachem has if needed. but basically use the first two all the time or just flourish?
Also do u recommend the tabs in conjuction with the liquid flourish or either or?
I guess it would depend on if u have plants in substrate and or floating?
donh said:Vals are the only thing I've heard just will not survive with Excel. As fishdud, suggested, just take your time and ease into it.
Keep in mind, though, Excel does not take the place of CO2. In fact, you can still dose it while using CO2. Excel provides another source of carbon to the water column. It is a supplement. I've been dosing it for a while with store bought plants and wild collected plants and they are doing great!
Seachem has a dosing chart you can use to set up a fert dosing schedule. Plants definitely need NPK. Iron is important too. However, your tap may have some iron and the Flourish Comprehensive will supply some. Study up on the different fertilizers offered, what impact they have and what deficiencies of each look like. It's important to know these things so you can make adjustments if needed.
Root tabs help some plants as well. Some plants are root feeders. They still take in nutrients from the water column but thrive with nutrients provided to the roots.
Ferts are fantastic. There are million ways to provide them. But you need to understand the basics first. There are a lot of folks here to help you. There are also other forums dedicated to aquarium plants.