• Natural organic carbon
• Alternative to using CO2 tanks
• Stimulates plant photosynthesis
• Restores plant health

Seachem Flourish Excel 

A planted tank may not get sufficient carbon dioxide for the plants to photosynthesise.

Flourish Excel supplies natural organic carbon readily available to aquatic plants for photosynthesis. It is ideal for plant aquarium without CO2 source.

Seachem Flourish Excel is an excellent alternative to CO2 gas injection. Planted aquarium hobbyists will love the ease of supplementing their aquatic plants by simply adding Seachem Flourish Excel into the tank.

Bioavailable Carbon Source

The key benefit of Seachem Flourish Excel is that it is a source of bioavailable organic carbon for aquatic plants. The carbon molecules in Seachem Flourish Excel is readily absorbed by plants for photosynthesis benefits.

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Benefits

The benefits of Seachem Flourish Excel are:

• Natural organic carbon
• Ensures optimal photosynthesis in plants
• Restores aquatic plants to healthy state
• Ensures a beautiful planted aquarium
• Non-toxic, safe for plants

CO2 for Planted Tanks

The reason plants need CO2 (carbon dioxide) is to produce longer chain carbon compounds also known as photosynthetic intermediates. Photosynthetic intermediates includes compounds such as ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate, and 2-carboxy-3-keto-D-arabinitol 1,5 bisphosphate.

Although the names are complicated, the structures are quite simple (5 carbon chains). Seachem Flourish Excel does not contain these specific compounds per se, but one that is quite similar.

By dosing with Seachem Flourish Excel, you bypass the involvement of CO2 and introduce the already finished, structurally similar compounds. It is in its structural similarity that Seachem Flourish Excel is able to be utilised in the carbon chain building process of photosynthesis.

Simple chemical or enzymatic steps can easily convert it to any one to any one of the above named compounds (or a variety of others).

How to Use

On initial use or after a major (> 40%) water change, use 1 capful (5 mL) for every 40 L (10 US gallons). Thereafter use 1 capful for every 200 L (50 US gallons) daily or every other day. For smaller dosing please note that each cap thread is approximately 1 ml.