Are co2 injectors necessary?

oscarfish1395

oscarfish1395

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I am going to set up a 30 gallon planted aquarium. the plants that i am going to use are 1 regular Amazon sword, 1 Vallisneria corkscrew, 2 red ludwigia, and 2 java ferns. the fish would be 12-18 platies and the substrate would be seachems fluorite black. my light would be 1 t5 fluorescent lamp. Would this setup benefit from co2 injections?
 
Depends on total wattage you are putting in there. Sounds like you are sticking mostly to low light. CO2 wouldn't hurt, but benefit vs. effort may not be worth it. DIY CO2 is kind of a headache if you're doing it for low light, because the benefit isn't large. Cost of a pressurized system doesn't make sense for a low light tank.

Seachem Excel might be good. Dump in half a dose 2-3 times a week.
 
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