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ErioLover · 05-20-2009, 06:51 PM

My experiement is to see if the amount of co2 absorbed by our aquatic plants is significant enough so that we should leave on the co2 at night.

This way we can get some definate proof about if plants use co2 at night and if that is the cause behind inhibiting the growth of algae. Instead of argueing on this thread. Ofcourse you can always go back to reading your biology text book.

Right now I am testing if plants have a biological clock that is effected by our timing of when to turn on the lights. Thats is why I said at night, incase if there is a cycle and that would trigger the best response.

So far in my inintial results, it seems it does have a cycle and there is a timeing about when to fert and when to turn on co2 to maximize results. I'll report back when I get some solid proof.

05-20-2009, 06:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
ErioLover Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 34 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 2050	Re: leaving CO2 during the night.. controlling algae My experiement is to see if the amount of co2 absorbed by our aquatic plants is significant enough so that we should leave on the co2 at night. This way we can get some definate proof about if plants use co2 at night and if that is the cause behind inhibiting the growth of algae. Instead of argueing on this thread. Ofcourse you can always go back to reading your biology text book. Right now I am testing if plants have a biological clock that is effected by our timing of when to turn on the lights. Thats is why I said at night, incase if there is a cycle and that would trigger the best response. So far in my inintial results, it seems it does have a cycle and there is a timeing about when to fert and when to turn on co2 to maximize results. I'll report back when I get some solid proof.