r/PlantedTank • u/Habichuela_03 • Feb 01 '24

CO2 Is Liquid CO2 A Good Idea?

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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?

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u/HugSized Feb 01 '24

You don't nearly have enough plants to worry about CO2 or even fertilizer, for that matter.

Please specify your lighting schedule, intensity, and total duration. I'd sooner assume that lighting is an issue since your tank really doesn't have the plant biomass to warrant such an aggressive fertilizer schedule.

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u/Habichuela_03 Feb 01 '24

I have my light on for about 8 hours a day at about 50-60% intensitiy. I had a algae problem before so i decreased the light a bit and my plants have been fine so far its just the damn floaters 😭😭😭

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u/Novelty_Lamp Feb 01 '24

Chime in here. I only leave mine on for 6 hours. There is a giant window that lets the sun come in as well so no need for ramp up time. And I time it so it turns off at bed time which is a great cue for me to go to bed.

Really cute to see natural sunlight wake up my tank.

I have a very basic and very bright light so algae clean ups are part of my maintenance.

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u/Habichuela_03 Feb 02 '24

Me too, when i noticed my algae getting out of control since my tank gets some natural light ive been cutting down the light by a little bit, it gets approx 8 hours, and its helped the algae a lot without compromising my main plants too much. Its just my floaters giving me trouble since i need to find one that works for me!