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Is Flourish Excel as good as CO2?

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Is Flourish Excel as good as CO2?

Flourish Excel™ provides a source of carbon, just as CO2 does, and carbon is essential for plant growth. When used as recommended (no gross overdoses, etc) Flourish Excel™ is safe for fish, plants, and invertebrates, and provides a beneficial source of carbon to the plants.

Is Flourish Excel liquid CO2?

What is Seachem Flourish Excel: Seachem Flourish Excel is an additive for planted aquariums that is an alternative to gaseous CO2 injection. It is a liquid that you add to your aquarium daily that becomes a carbon source for your plants.

Is seachem flourish liquid CO2?

Flourish Excel™ is not carbon dioxide and there is no impact on pH using it.

Should I get flourish or Flourish Excel?

Excel supplies carbon and Flourish supplies trace minerals. When you does Excel, you’re relying on water changes and fish waste to supply all your fishes’ needs. When you only dose Flourish, you’re relying on atmospheric CO2 to supply carbon, and also the CO2 your fish respire.

Does Flourish Excel raise pH?

No. Flourish Excel™ contains neither buffers nor minerals of any kind, so it will have no impact on pH, GH, or KH when used as recommended. Flourish Excel™ is a carbon source for plants, but it not a source of CO2, so it will not acidify water the same way CO2 will.

Does CO2 injection prevent algae?

In highly illuminated tanks with CO2 injection the dosing of these nutrients is considered essential to help prevent algae. If nutrient deficiencies occur, plants will leech ammonia/ammonium that can trigger algae outbreaks.

What’s the difference between seachem flourish and Flourish Excel?

Can you use Flourish Excel every day?

Flourish Excel will break down in the water in about 24 hours. This means, that after 24 hours it will no longer be effective. There are many people who dose Flourish Excel every other day, or 3 times a week. From my experience, this is not a good idea.

How long should I run CO2 in my aquarium?

One can turn CO2 injection off an hour before the lights off. This does depend on how short the light cycle is; if the light cycle is 6 hours or shorter, we would recommend running CO2 for the entire light period. For most of our tanks, lights and CO2 injection are turned on for a duration of 8 hours per day.

Does CO2 affect pH in aquarium?

Carbonic Acid Lowers Aquarium pH Levels The more CO2 generated or injected into aquarium water, the lower its pH level will be. This is caused by the interaction between CO2 and H2O, which results in a release of carbonic acid.

Can you overdose seachem Excel?

Seachem recommends dosing 5 ml/10 gallons after every water change. That is really an overdose, and it will kill back vals and other sensitive plants.