I dont recal hearing about crypts, mine seem to be doing ok. But valls, anacharis, and java moss I have heard it can kill.
Flourish Excel and fish
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I have java moss in my planted tanks and it does fine with the florish excel. I heard that it can affect the vals but that has not been my experience. Anacharis on the other hand will melt with the florish excel. For some reason, it just does not handle it very well.
Marinemom
Marinemom
The valls seem hit or miss, some say there is an initial die back then they adapt. Most havent any luck at all. Mine just slowly died off and never came back. of course anything thats the least bit sensative will be worse when overdosing it.
I suppose if there are a couple of plants I can't have, it still seems better than dealing with co2 injection. I've read more more problems, like dealing with falling Ph, and accidentaly getting yeast/sugar mixtures in the tank. If it weren't for the Ph problem, I might go with the co2
The pH problem is little to worry about. Exactly what problem are you talking about? The dreaded pH crash that is pretty much a myth or the fact that the pH will simply go down? In general fish dont care about the drop in pH due to CO2 alone. I'd be more worried about the DIY method, its good for a very short term get your feet wet solution. Some have it on larger tanks with some success, but the cost of sugar and yeast over time would warrent spending a bit more upfront and getting pressurized. But yeah, if you want to use Excel I'd say go for it. If you buy the larger bottles like the 2L or 4L you can get by for a long time unless you have a big tank. Many have said its way more expensive in the long run than pressurized, but on a tank say 75g or less and buying the 4L jug it would probably take many years for the cost to catch up with pressurized. Assuming pressurized runs about $200 to setup at atleast $10/yr on co2. Excel would be in the ballpark of $38 and last about 1yr on a 75G tank (or proportional longer on a smaller tank). Thats assuming dosing every single day and the once weekly 5X water change dose (85mL/week total). If your talking about a 15g tank it would probably last like over 5 years! The only thing is the hassle with the daily dosing, and the fact that it isnt quite as effective as co2.
How much would it go down, say in a tank with a normal ph of 7.8? I am going to be upgrading my 15 gallon tall to a 36 gallon bow. I will be moving my fish over to it and planting it moderately at first, perhaps heavily later.
