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CO2, Planted Tank Technique

Part 4: Some Final Thoughts on Carbon Dioxide

Posted on by Ralph Cabage
10
Oct

by John Tullock Carbon dioxide is essential to plants, but a carbon dioxide system is not essential for some planted aquariums. Tanks with slow-growing, low light plants such as ferns and many species of Cryptocoryne do just fine without supplemental carbon dioxide. On the other hand, a large, brightly illuminated tank filled with fast-growing stem […]

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CO2, Planted Tank Technique

Carbon Dioxide Part Two: Estimating Concentration

Posted on by Ralph Cabage

by John Tullock In Part One last week, I discussed the importance of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the planted aquarium, and described several types of equipment used for adding CO2 to improve plant growth. In this post, I will discuss how CO2 concentration can be estimated when the pH and alkalinity of the aquarium are […]

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