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karimwassef · 01/15/2017, 02:32 PM

Atmospheric CO2 is sufficient. Why wouldn't it be?

Do the plants in a house stop growing indoors? The algal mass is absorbing CO2 in the atmosphere and that's pretty abundant.

Trees, flowers, grass, bushes... everything that photosynthesizes (I think) consumes CO2 & there's plenty on the planet.

01/15/2017, 02:32 PM	#10
karimwassef Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 11,033	Atmospheric CO2 is sufficient. Why wouldn't it be? Do the plants in a house stop growing indoors? The algal mass is absorbing CO2 in the atmosphere and that's pretty abundant. Trees, flowers, grass, bushes... everything that photosynthesizes (I think) consumes CO2 & there's plenty on the planet. __________________ Failure isn't an option It's a requirement. 660g 380inwall+280smp/surge S/L/Soft/Maxima/RBTA/Clown/Chromis/Anthias/Tang/Mandarin/Jawfish/Goby/Wrasse/D'back. DIY 12' Skimmer ActuatedSurge ConcreteScape