Can I Use Api Co2 Booster Instead Of Co2?

I have plants that don’t require co2 injections but can I use apI co2 booster instead of injecting co2?

 

I have plants that don’t require co2 but can I use apI co2 booster instead of injecting co2?

It might help a bit but nothing trully replaces injected CO2. Alot of ppl use Flourish Excel which, I believe, is a lot like API.

 

It might help a bit but nothing trully replaces injected CO2. Alot of ppl use Flourish Excel which, I believe, is a lot like API.

I’ve heard some people say flourish excel has nothing to do with co2?

 

I have plants that don’t require co2 but can I use apI co2 booster instead of injecting co2?

All plants require CO2 or another carbon source (like this or excel)

 

All plants require CO2 or another carbon source (like this or excel)

I meant don’t require co2 to be injected

 

I’ve heard some people say flourish excel has nothing to do with co2?

Injected CO2 is easier to absorb, I believe, since its in gaseous form, more natural.

 

Flourish excel is a fertilizer, not a co2 supplement. I would not use it as a co2 source.

 

Flourish excel is a fertilizer, not a co2 supplement. I would not use it as a co2 source.

I don’t have it anyway. I guess I don’t have to buy it now

 

Flourish excel is a fertilizer, not a co2 supplement. I would not use it as a co2 source.

Uhhh that is not correct. It is just that

 

Uhhh that is not correct.

So it is a co2 supplement? Some people say it is and some people say it isn’t.

 

So it is a co2 supplement? Some people say it is and some people say it isn’t.

It is like API Co2 booster and Easylife Carbon.

It isn't a CO2 supplement, it is a carbon supplement based on glutharaldehyde.

 

I have to apologize, I completely switched "Flourish" and "Flourish Excel"
My bad. Ignore my earlier post.

 

Excel, API CO2 booster, easy life carbo, any liquid carbon supplement is made from an isomer of glutaraldehyde. Glutaraldehyde is a biocide/cleaning chemical that’s really good at killing small organisms like algae. Apparently the chemical structure also resembles some carbon compounds that a plant produces during the Calvin cycle, which is why it’s a “CO2 substitute,” though personally I don’t find it to be very effective. I’m sure it’ll help some low tech plants a little, but it can’t compare to real CO2

 

 

-Mak- has the correct explanation, it’s a “carbon substitute” similar to sugar and sweet and low... both sweeteners, but chemically very different. Also note, it’s a “carbon substitute” not a “carbon dioxide substitute”

Current thinking on carbon substitutes is that they work more as an algaecide then give carbon to plants... this gives plants a leg up against having to battle algae on their own, in effect letting their energy focus on growing vs fighting algae as well.

 

-Mak- has the correct explanation, it’s a “carbon substitute” similar to sugar and sweet and low... both sweeteners, but chemically very different. Also note, it’s a “carbon substitute” not a “carbon dioxide substitute”

Current thinking on carbon substitutes is that they work more as an algaecide then give carbon to plants... this gives plants a leg up against having to battle algae on their own, in effect letting their energy focus on growing vs fighting algae as well.

Uhhhh plants don't battle algae Jocelyn.

 

They do, in a way, sorta ... one of those things hard to type.
A weakened plant becomes prone to algae growth... the algae once on contributes to further weakness (can’t figure out a better way to type this)... by eliminating the algae through excel, the plant can ‘direct’ its strength towards healthy growth..., algae isn’t using nutrients plants need, blocking light, etc etc etc... excel is basically the ‘high tech’ version of removing older weak leaves... hoping this makes sense.

Certainly not advocating for excel, personally don’t use it, find it better to balance a tank semI naturally... however, for others it can be an aid in their battle/balance...
excel helps to tip the scales in the plants direction (ever so slightly)

 

They do, in a way, sorta ... one of those things hard to type.
A weakened plant becomes prone to algae growth... the algae once on contributes to further weakness (can’t figure out a better way to type this)... by eliminating the algae through excel, the plant can ‘direct’ its strength towards healthy growth..., algae isn’t using nutrients plants need, blocking light, etc etc etc... excel is basically the ‘high tech’ version of removing older weak leaves... hoping this makes sense.

Certainly not advocating for excel, personally don’t use it, find it better to balance a tank semI naturally... however, for others it can be an aid in their battle/balance...
excel helps to tip the scales in the plants direction (ever so slightly)

Ahhh okay I get you.