Excel melting plants?

I think someone mentioned that at the bottom of the barrreport link I posted as well. Here's some more info...

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170441

Just ignore the whole point where excel IS glutaraldehyde, LOL.

IMO the risk of handling it outweighs any benefit to plants or costs. It's not something recommeded for the average aquarist.

Although I would be interested in any specfic write up showing direct comparisons between it and Excel. At the moment I cannot find any...
 
Lol. I think you misread my post. I re-read to make sure I posted correctly. They said that glutaraldehyde (effectively excel) worked better than Florin-Axis that Wycco uses.
 
So far, my jungle vals are doing Just fine with excel, but they haven't really settled in yet, and I've only been dosing excel for a week....
 
Hebily said:
said that glutaraldehyde (effectively excel) worked better than Florin-Axis.
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Gotcha! So assuming he's correct you have a choice:

Pressurised CO2:
Best Results- Safe For All Plants. Doesn't Kill Algae (but helps plants outcompete it best). Expensive to set up- cheap to maintain. Surface agitation lessens results.

Excel:
Second best result- safe for most plants. Kills algae (and helps plants outcompete it). No set up costs- expensive to maintain. No problems with surface agitation.

Florin Axis:
Good results but not as good as the other two methods. Safe for all plants. Doesn't kill algae (outcompete yada yada). No set up costs- cheap to maintain. (some say not really a carbon source as advertised but still helps in other ways). No problems with surface agitation.
 
Is it possible that excel doesn't kill algae or melt vals, but in fact simply helps other plants outcompete both of these plants for nutrients so well that they die when you use it? It is supposedly more bio-available to plants than co2.
 
Excel has been shown to work as an "algaecide" (specifically with spot treatments) however Seachem cannot market it as such because it is not approved by the FDA or EPA...which is why most Seachem reps describe the results as merely a side-effect.
 
jpappy789 said:
Excel has been shown to work as an "algaecide" (specifically with spot treatments) however Seachem cannot market it as such because it is not approved by the FDA or EPA...which is why most Seachem reps describe the results as merely a side-effect.
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:iagree: my understanding also
 
so if I'm dosing excel for the benefit of my plants but it kills off algae is that going to starve my oto's? I supplement thier diet with zuchinni but they still get most of their food from keeping the algae down in the tank.
 
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