I totally agree. And even more at certain “chain-style” pet stores (although they seem to be improving). My intention is not to start a site thread on fish husbandry in chain style pet stores though, so please let’s not start that debate.I think more fishes have died with poor maintenance/care in shipping and fish keepers then have died though high fert/CO2 levels in our planted tanks. Plus our planted tanks IMO are a better environment for fishes than plant free tanks or heavily stocked tanks.
Hi @Tim HarrisonAnd a heavily planted and well balanced CO2 injected tank should be saturated with O2. The two gasses are not mutually exclusive.
Hi @jaypeecee, Regardless of CO2 injection... I mean, in the night (outside the photoperiod) plants and fish compete for O2, so you got to make sure you have as much O2 as possible at any given time. Less of an issue during the day obviously where the plants "exhale" O2, but still.And a heavily planted and well balanced CO2 injected tank should be saturated with O2
Hi @MichaelJIt seems to me that injecting CO2 is perfectly safe if your mindful of the extra demands it puts on you with regards to maintenance, quality equipment etc. and stay fairly well below the conservative CO2 ppm limits.