Hey all,
I'm thinking of trying out DIY CO2 on my 29 gallon, heavily planted puffer tank. It's got anubias, java fern, crypts, lutea, wisteria, java moss, and vals (hence, I don't want to dose Excel). I dose flourish 1-2x's per week, and do 10%ish water changes every other day, with larger changes once per week (40%ish). Lights are 28 watts T5 on about 9.5 hours per day.
I was wondering if it would even help in this situation to dose CO2, or would I need to up the lighting for it to be effective? (I have a 15 watt light I could add). I know I don't want to get into dosing heavy ferts, and I don't have a problem with algae or anyting, I was just wondering if these changes would help the plants grow a little faster, or "thrive" more.
Any thoughts are welcome and appreciated!
Here's a pic of the tank.
I'm thinking of trying out DIY CO2 on my 29 gallon, heavily planted puffer tank. It's got anubias, java fern, crypts, lutea, wisteria, java moss, and vals (hence, I don't want to dose Excel). I dose flourish 1-2x's per week, and do 10%ish water changes every other day, with larger changes once per week (40%ish). Lights are 28 watts T5 on about 9.5 hours per day.
I was wondering if it would even help in this situation to dose CO2, or would I need to up the lighting for it to be effective? (I have a 15 watt light I could add). I know I don't want to get into dosing heavy ferts, and I don't have a problem with algae or anyting, I was just wondering if these changes would help the plants grow a little faster, or "thrive" more.
Any thoughts are welcome and appreciated!
Here's a pic of the tank.
