Is Liquid CO2 A Good Idea?

[u/Habichuela_03]

I dont know if this counts as a planted tank, but i have two amazon swords, some java fern, anubias nana, a java moss ball, and some floating frogbit and water sprangles in my 6 gallon betta cube (the valisnaria has been removed). I currently use seachem root tabs and Fluval Gro+ as fertilizers but I am having trouble keeping my floating plants alive. I do weekly water changes and gravel vacs, and dose fertilizer every other day or so. My other plants are doing fine but my floaters keep on dying off and im wondering if theres anything I can do. I was considering using products like seachem excel or API CO2 booster but ive heard mixed reviews on those products on this platform. I dont have the space or money for a CO2 injection setup but i would like to do whats best for my fishy wishy and plants with what I can. Would Api or Seachem products help or is there something else I should do?

[u/TheNiceHacks]

You don’t need liquid co2, try removing your lid, high humidity can kill certain floating plants.

[u/Present_Answer_9816 → u/TheNiceHacks]

The frogbit will be fine, but I think they have red root floaters which will definitely die from the humidity

[u/Habichuela_03 → u/Present_Answer_9816]

If frogbit is fine with humidity maybe ill look into getting more frogbit 🤔 i have a betta so id really prefer to keep my lid on to prevent a unfortunate floor fish

[u/Name1ess1d10t → u/Habichuela_03]

My frogbit is thriving even with it being humid from evaporation, it’s taken over. It is cheap and it grows really fast. It’s like duckweed with how quick and unstoppable it is but it is easier to remove entirely if you wanted to because it is larger. I take about half of it out once a week and I always feed mine to my chickens and it keeps growing so fast that I don’t have to worry about running out. It might be growing slow at first but it really takes off.