I read a post where a guy said that he thought that Flourish Excel was hurting his fish, so he stopped using it. I would like to have a fairly well planted tank with several fish in it, and I was planning on using Excel. Has anyone else had any positive or negative experiences using it with fish? Also, does it cause any fluctuation in Ph like Co2 does?
Flourish Excel and fish
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never heard anyone having problems with excel and fish. it doesnt change the ph like the gas does.
Used excel dosing every other day alternated with other fertilizers. Never caused a problem with any of the fish.
I have read quite a bit about excel. I don’t recommend you use it in high doses because from what I have read they don’t recommend you use it in high doses. Used according to the directions on the bottle it will do what people want it to do it just takes more time. I have seen very few claims that it bothered fish at all but I have read many warnings about the fact that the chemical itself polycycloglutaracetal is very closely related to glutaraldehyde. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutaraldehyde
Just be a little careful and it will be fine. Or use CO2
Just be a little careful and it will be fine. Or use CO2
My personal experience:
I dose 9ml of Excel a day in my 10 gallon tank - this is twice the recommended "after water change" dose on the bottle and nine times the recommended daily dose on the bottle. I have been dosing like this for 7 months and the slow-growing low-light plants are REALLY happy and need trimming every week.
The tank contains 3 dwarf puffers and an oto, all of which I would categorize as "sensitive" fish (the puffers are scale-less and otos in general are pretty fragile). The fish are thriving and seem pretty happy.
I am trying to reduce my daily dose to 6ml simply because it's getting to be expensive to buy the Excel!
I dose 9ml of Excel a day in my 10 gallon tank - this is twice the recommended "after water change" dose on the bottle and nine times the recommended daily dose on the bottle. I have been dosing like this for 7 months and the slow-growing low-light plants are REALLY happy and need trimming every week.
The tank contains 3 dwarf puffers and an oto, all of which I would categorize as "sensitive" fish (the puffers are scale-less and otos in general are pretty fragile). The fish are thriving and seem pretty happy.
I am trying to reduce my daily dose to 6ml simply because it's getting to be expensive to buy the Excel!
Been using Excell for 4-5 months now (on my 3rd bottle; this one was the 2 liter size). Plants growing almost too fast, trimming every week (lots of cuttings to replant!)
Fishies also doing great-no problems!
Fishies also doing great-no problems!
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Cheapest I have found. I got the 4L bottle and with daily doses figure that will last me a couple years on my 45G bowfront. If I dont dose it daily I will OD 2X. Oh and the daily dose I also OD by 1.5 usually. No problems, except that my jungle valls vanquished.
Cheapest I have found. I got the 4L bottle and with daily doses figure that will last me a couple years on my 45G bowfront. If I dont dose it daily I will OD 2X. Oh and the daily dose I also OD by 1.5 usually. No problems, except that my jungle valls vanquished.
I have a bolivian ram that is sensitive to it. Recommended dose every other day and he couldn't handle it, so I stopped using it. For the most part I think it is fine, none of my other fish showed stress from it. So, I always warn people when using anything to watch for individuals that may not handle it well, because that is what I have.
Take care,
Mary.
Take care,
Mary.
water sprites jumped in growth... needed to trash some 
. Now, if only I had Java moss...
the directions are crazy. 5mL for 10 gal after major water change or first use, 5 mL for every 50 gallons..
heard it will melt crypts... or is that flourish?
my tall crypt is fine, my little one kept "disentegrating" so I just trashed the little one
. Now, if only I had Java moss...the directions are crazy. 5mL for 10 gal after major water change or first use, 5 mL for every 50 gallons..
heard it will melt crypts... or is that flourish?
my tall crypt is fine, my little one kept "disentegrating" so I just trashed the little one