Carbon in the Aquarium

Carbon is one of the most important elements demanded by your aquatic plants for growth. The no.1 reason for failing to grow aquatic plants is down to lack of carbon.

Many aquatic plants are cultivated emersed by producers. As there is much more co2 in the air than in your aquarium, you can see why it's vital that we provide carbon for your plants to grow and stay healthy. It is especially important if you have medium to high lighting, as with more light becomes a higher demand for nutrients and co2 to fuel the plants growth.

Carbon can be provided by: injecting pressurized Co2 into your water, using a yeast based system, a DIY yeast based system or by Liquid carbon.

Here were going to focus on the latter...Liquid Carbon.

If you cannot afford the initial expense of the Co2 injection kits/regulators/solenoids, liquid carbon is an excellent way of providing Carbon in the aquarium . It's particularly great for smaller aquariums, say smaller than 100L as it can work out to be a cost effective method of supplementing Carbon.

You will have to be prepared to provide a daily dose, however this only takes a matter of seconds and most liquid carbons only require you to dose 1ml per 50L of aquarium water per day. Furthermore, if you miss a day or too (if your away from home for the weekend for example) it's not going to cause any problems, just carry on with your daily dosing when you get back.

So, if your struggling to grow and maintain good health of your aquarium plants, give liquid carbon a go. Nine times out of ten, lack of carbon is the problem that can easily be resolved without burning a hole in your pocket.

At Aquarium Gardens we supply TNC Carbon, at very competitive prices compared to other brands on the market.