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Anyways, I have 8 bunch of plants, do they need CO2? Well, I know they do, but do they really need it in a Goldfish tank? CO2 is a great way to control the PH level for the plants and at the same time, the Goldfish should be doing great. I have all the equipments. I have a calibration for 7.0, but is 7.5 better? Let me know if its all a go.

Your pH is fine for your fish and plants. CO2 mostly depends on the type of plants you bought and how strong your lighting is.

i have a plants with goldfish and they do fine without co2

Although I don't have any live plants in my goldie tanks, I do have them in my tropical. I put in a co2 generator about 6 weeks ago and the plants really seem to like it. They are alot more vibrant in color and seem to be growing more vigorously. The plants I have are all bulbs from Wmart. It's mostly aponogetons with a couple of dwarf lilies.

I have plants that requires strong light and currently, I have 2 of 65w bulbs = 130w. Both are 12,000 kelvins. I removed the two actinic bulbs that was also included and I am having another 2 of 65w bulbs with 6,700 kelvins on the way. All the bulbs combined will total 260w at 4.5 - 5.0 watts per gallon. Thats very high light, therefore the plants will benefit having CO2. I wasn't sure about a Goldfish tank, because I was told that Goldfish causes PH crashes with excessive Ammonia, etc. However, I do have 10x filtration and the water is ultra stable, so I think that a PH level of 7.0 should be fine for them. Its my first time using automatic CO2 system, which I have everything and it was originally planned for fully planted Angels tank. One night, I was working at Wal*Mart and I saw the cute orange Goldfish, so I got it. Now, the project for htis specific tank changed.