High CO2 in basement tanks

[Chunky94]

I was curious if adding oxygenating plants to the room like aloe vera, peace Lilly's and spider plants would actually have any affect of the level of CO2 in tanks

 

[Smoke-Town]

I would say that spider plants definitely would help... and all plants should technically help. Nothing helps more than fresh ait though but I assume there aren't windows to open down there

 

[TheReefDiary]

I was curious if adding oxygenating plants to the room like aloe vera, peace Lilly's and spider plants would actually have any affect of the level of CO2 in tanks

Are you already running a c02 scrubber if not definitely look into that. Also do you have a lot of surface agitation? If you run a protein skimmer you could also run the line directly outside because skimmers add a ton of c02 especially in a larger system.

Besides that you just need more airflow in the basement.

 

[Chunky94]

I would say that spider plants definitely would help... and all plants should technically help. Nothing helps more than fresh ait though but I assume there aren't windows to open down there

You are correct

 

[Chunky94]

Are you already running a c02 scrubber if not definitely look into that. Also do you have a lot of surface agitation? If you run a protein skimmer you could also run the line directly outside because skimmers add a ton of c02 especially in a larger system.

Besides that you just need more airflow in the basement.

I have a biocube I tried running a skimmer before but was to difficult i don't know about CO2 scrubbers?

 

[Chunky94]

I have a biocube I tried running a skimmer before but was to difficult i don't know about CO2 scrubbers?

Biocube 32

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

No, plants cannot appreciably help reduce CO2 unless it is a greenhouse scenario. Not only is this supported by measurements, but it is easy to understand.

Even ignoring sources like gas stoves, from people alone the source is massive compared to plants. If plants were to take up the CO2 you exhale each day, they would have to add roughly as much mass as you eat in food each day. Since that is never close to realized in an ordinary home, plants are not useful in this context.

 

[Chunky94]

No, plants cannot appreciably help reduce CO2 unless it is a greenhouse scenario. Not only is this supported by measurements, but it is easy to understand.

Even ignoring sources like gas stoves, from people alone the source is massive compared to plants. If plants were to take up the CO2 you exhale each day, they would have to add roughly as much mass as you eat in food each day. Since that is never close to realized in an ordinary home, plants are not useful in this context.

Thank you