How Do I Make Co2 For My Aquarium Plants?
Do you have fish in your tank? If you do, they produce the CO2 for you. Don’t try to force a tank to cycle. The cycle process happens naturally with fish and plants. Introducing a filter that turns the water helps cycle a tank, also adding a proper carbon filter will reduce plant growth and clean the water. Do a search online for new aquariums and aquarium cycles and you’ll see how the levels go up and down depending upon how old your tank is. The more mixtures and things you add to a tank, the harder it is to keep things consistent and cycle. So I’d recommend changing half your water and waiting a week before doing anything else. If you want your plants to grow, a simple aquarium plant booster that is high in nitrogen will make your plants accelerate in growth, but too much is harmful for fish. Honestly, if you find your plants are dying and becoming transparent and disappearing it’s because of lack of nitrates, not the CO2. And if you have an abundance of CO2 you will regret it. Your
