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If I understand you, you want to have a tank with CO2 injection, but not necessarily go high light and frequent dosing. The plants will certainly benefit even from low CO2 enrichment. Where people run into problems is when your light is too high and CO2 too low -- algae, or when CO2 is ok to support fast plant growth but one nutrient is limiting --- nutrient deficiency. It sound like your aquarium does not have too much light, and if you see nutrient deficiency you could dose something or reduce CO2 as you like.
I did the same thing you describe with one of my larger tanks when leaving home for long periods--- lower light, lower co2, no extra ferts added, just the random person to feed the fish. Lost some very demanding plants but overall quite satisfied with the results and the lack of algae.
What are your cost-related concerns ? CO2, macros, micro or light ?
I did the same thing you describe with one of my larger tanks when leaving home for long periods--- lower light, lower co2, no extra ferts added, just the random person to feed the fish. Lost some very demanding plants but overall quite satisfied with the results and the lack of algae.
What are your cost-related concerns ? CO2, macros, micro or light ?