Seachem Flourish Excel Water Conditioner for Fish Tanks
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R 171.00
Seachem Flourish Excel Water Conditioner contains bioavailable organic carbon. It is specifically designed for planted aquariums because all plants require a carbon source. This is usually derived from CO2, but it can also be derived from simple organic compounds (such as photosynthetic intermediates).
The use of CO2 injection or Flourish Excel does not preclude the use of the other. Because the processes of producing photosynthetic intermediates and building on them occur concurrently, using Flourish Excel alone or in conjunction with CO2 can provide a significant benefit. The combination is especially useful when continuing to add CO2 could result in dangerously low pH levels. Flourish Excel also has iron reducing properties that promote the ferrous state of iron (Fe+2), which is easier for plants to use than ferric iron (Fe+3).
Plants require CO2 to produce longer chain carbon compounds known as photosynthetic intermediates. Compounds such as ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate, and 2-carboxy-3-keto-D-arabinitol 1,5 bisphosphate are examples of photosynthetic intermediates. Despite the complicated names, the structures are quite simple (5 carbon chains). Flourish Excel does not contain these specific compounds, but it does contain one that is very similar.
By using Flourish Excel, you avoid the use of CO2 and introduce already finished, structurally similar compounds. Flourish Excel can be used in the carbon chain building process of photosynthesis due to its structural similarity. Simple chemical or enzymatic steps can easily convert it to any of the above-mentioned compounds (or a variety of others).
