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		<title>Seachem Flourish Advance &#8211; Natural Phytohormone Supplement For The Planted Aquarium</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>Seachem Flourish Advance - Natural Phytohormone Supplement for the Planted Aquarium. </strong>Stimulates the growth of both roots and shoots in aquatic plants. Enhances mineral absorption and improves disease resistance to plants.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Seachem Flourish Advance &#8211; Natural Phytohormone Supplement for the Planted Aquarium</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Description:</strong></p>
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<li>Natural phytohormone supplement for the planted aquarium</li>
<li>Dramatically stimulates the growth of both roots and shoots in aquatic plants</li>
<li>Enhances mineral absorption and improves disease resistance</li>
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<p>Flourish Advance™ is an all-natural, biologic growth enhancer for aquatic plants. Its advanced formula contains phytohormones, minerals, and nutrients that dramatically stimulate the growth of both roots and shoots in aquatic plants. Phytohormones are a group of naturally occurring compounds that play crucial roles in regulating plant growth in a wide range of developmental processes, including cell division, formation and activity of shoot meristems, induction of photosynthesis gene expression, leaf senescence, nutrient mobilization, seed germination, root growth and stress response. Used regularly, it also enhances mineral absorption and improves disease resistance. It is non-toxic and completely safe for all plant varieties as well as for fish and aquatic organisms.</p>
<p>During the first ten to fourteen days after application, Flourish Advance™ works to stimulate root growth beneath the surface. After this initial induction period, significantly enhanced growth in the leaves and stems of the plants will occur.</p>
<p><strong>Dosage Calculator:</strong></p>
<p>Shake well before use. Use 1 capful (5 mL) for every 80 L (20 US gallons). Dose daily or as required to maintain plant growth.</p>
<p><strong>FAQ:</strong></p>
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<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>My Flourish Advance™ liquid smells sour and unusual. Is it still okay to use?</label></strong></p>
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<p>A: Flourish Advance™ can smell &#8220;rancid&#8221;, as some users describe it has the smell of sweet and sour sauce. This is absolutely normal.</p>
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<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>Has the effect of UVC on Advance been investigated? What is Seachem&#8217;s recommendation concerning this?</label></strong></p>
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<p>A: There should be no impact on Flourish Advance™ from a UV Sterilizer. It is designed to be in a form that plants recognize and take in very quickly so they would utilize and internalize the nutrient before the UV would be able to sufficiently impact the supplement.</p>
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<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>Is Flourish Advance™ safe for shrimp?</label></strong></p>
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<p>A: Yes, when dosed as directed Flourish Advance™ is 100% safe for all aquarium inhabitants, including shrimp</p>
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<p><strong>Packaging sizes: </strong>500ml bottle (item no. 12330)</p>
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		<title>Seachem Flourish Excel &#8211; Organic Carbon For The Planted Aquarium</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 20:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>Seachem Flourish Excel - Organic Carbon for the Planted Aquarium. </strong>Use as an alternative to CO<sub>2</sub> injection or in addition to it</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Seachem Flourish Excel &#8211; Organic Carbon for the Planted Aquarium</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Description:</strong></p>
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<li>Bioavailable organic carbon source for the planted aquarium</li>
<li>Use as an alternative to CO<sub>2</sub> injection or in addition to it</li>
<li>Introduces photosynthetic intermediates</li>
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<p>Flourish Excel™ is a source of bioavailable organic carbon. All plants require a source of carbon. This is typically obtained from CO<sub>2</sub>, but, may also be derived from simple organic compounds (such as photosynthetic intermediates). The use of either CO<sub>2</sub> injection or Flourish Excel™ does not necessarily negate the use of the other. Because the processes of producing photosynthetic intermediates and building onto them occur simultaneously, one can derive a substantial benefit with the use of Flourish Excel™ either alone or in conjunction with CO<sub>2</sub> . The combination is particularly ideal for situations when continuing to add CO<sub>2</sub> could result in dangerously low pH levels. Flourish Excel™ also has iron reducing properties which promote the ferrous state of iron (Fe<sup>+2</sup>), which is more easily utilized by plants than ferric iron (Fe<sup>+3</sup>).</p>
<p>The reason plants need CO<sub>2</sub> 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). Flourish Excel™ does not contain these specific compounds per se, but one that is quite similar. By dosing with Flourish Excel™ you bypass the involvement of CO<sub>2</sub> and introduce the already finished, structurally similar compounds. It is in its structural similarity that Flourish Excel™ is able to be utilized 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).</p>
<p><strong>Dosage Calculator:</strong></p>
<p>On initial use or after a major (&gt; 40%) water change, use <strong>1 capful (5 mL) for every 40 L (10 US gallons)</strong>. 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.</p>
<p><strong>FAQ:</strong></p>
<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>I have a AP Bio-Chem Zorb pouch in my filtration system. Will it scavenge the organic component of Flourish Excel™?</label></strong></p>
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<p>A: Chemical filtration medias will have a very minimal impact on Flourish Excel™ but not enough to warrant removing them from your filter when you dose this product.</p>
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<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>Is it better to add Flourish Excel™ at night or in the morning based upon plant carbon uptake physiology?</label></strong></p>
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<p>A: Carbon intake is a function of photosynthesis. Based on this, it would be ideal to dose Flourish Excel™ during the day. But given that Flourish Excel™ can stay complexed as a carbon source for up to 24 hours before it dissipates, you can dose at any time of the day and the product will be available for the next 24 hours. Flourish Excel™ is not carbon dioxide and there is no impact on pH using it.</p>
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<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>Is Flourish Excel™ a replacement for CO<sub>2</sub> in a planted aquarium?</label></strong></p>
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<p>A: Yes and no. It provides the same benefit as CO<sub>2</sub>, i.e. it provides the plants with a source of carbon for growth just as CO<sub>2</sub> provides them with carbon. However CO<sub>2</sub> by itself will give you quantitatively more growth than Flourish Excel™ alone, although Flourish Excel™ does provide a substantial amount in comparison. If CO<sub>2</sub> is a 10, Flourish Excel™ is a 6-7. Using both together provides additional benefit. One of the advantages of the Flourish Excel™ is no up front equipment costs and complexity of valves, hoses and regulators, etc.</p>
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<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>What effect would an airstone/agitation have on Excel&#8217;s effective CO<sub>2</sub> levels?</label></strong></p>
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<p>A: An air stone or other surface agitation will not impact the effectiveness of Flourish Excel.™ Flourish Excel™ is not CO<sub>2</sub>, it is simply a readily available source of carbon. This is an intermediate source and more readily available than CO<sub>2</sub> and will not interfere with the uptake of CO<sub>2</sub> as a carbon source.</p>
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<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>Is Flourish Excel™ okay to use with Anacharis?</label></strong></p>
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<p>A: Anacharis is a particularly sensitive species (known to be sensitive to high temperature, trace copper, formaldehyde etc.). It is also sensitive to Flourish Excel.™ If you have Anacharis in an aquarium in which you are dosing Flourish Excel™ we recommend using it every other day rather than daily.</p>
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<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>Is Flourish Excel™ safe to use with marimo moss balls?</label></strong></p>
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<p>A: One side effect of using Flourish Excel™ that hobbyists have reported is that certain types of algae growth tend to lessen when Flourish Excel™ is dosed in an aquarium. Black beard algae seems to be particularly affected. Marimo moss balls aren&#8217;t actually moss, but are actually a type of algae. Because of this, many people have been concerned about using Flourish Excel™ with marimo balls, however, the majority of the feedback we have gotten is that Flourish Excel™ has no negative effect on marimo balls when used according to directions. Here is a link to a <a href="http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/seachem/9024-will-excel-harm-marimo-moss-balls.html">forum post</a> where aquarists are discussing their experiences with Flourish Excel™ and marimo balls.</p>
<p>Because some people have observed reduced algae when using Excel, some people try to use it to treat unwanted algae. We do not produce or market it as an algicide and using it as spot treatment where it is overdosed or applied directly to a plant can cause damage.</p>
<p>With marimo balls or any sensitive plant you can begin with a small dose and increase slowly over time after observing for any negative reaction. If the moss balls are the only plants or the tank is sparsely populated, reduce the dose accordingly as they are low-light, slow growing plants and will not use as much carbon as other faster growing plants.</p>
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<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>Will the Flourish Excel™ kill the <em>Vallisneria</em> or will they adapt over time as some people suggested?</label></strong></p>
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<p>We had received reports from several hobbyists who said that they had seen <em>Vallisneria</em> melt when Flourish Excel™ was used with them.  We also had reports of them thriving with Excel.  Because of this, we decided to do an experiment to test this in our lab.  First we did a preliminary study with several val species (Amazon val, Italian val, corkscrew val, contortion val) with three tanks with different dosages: double dose, recommended dose, and a control with no Excel.</p>
<p>In that initial experiment, we did see some melting of leaves in the tank receiving the double dose, though the damage wasn&#8217;t extreme and new leaves grew in strongly to replace the lost vegetation.  In the regularly dosed tank, we didn&#8217;t see any issues.  This was a short term experiment just to see if we could see an effect and based on the results, we launched a more carefully controlled experiment where we tried to more carefully determine the best guidelines for using Flourish Excel™ with Vals.</p>
<p>We were able to make a few generalizations from our experiments and what we have heard from hobbyists:</p>
<p>1. Large doses of Flourish Excel™ can sometimes cause some melting of the leaves of <em>Vallisneria</em>.  The larger the dose, the more likely there might be an issue.</p>
<p>2. The damage is temporary; the roots aren&#8217;t affected and it grows back strongly and tolerates future dosing of Flourish Excel™ even at higher than recommended doses.</p>
<p>3. <em>Vallisneria</em> normally tolerate the regular maintenance dose with no problem.  In both experiments they weren’t affected by the daily dose, only higher doses.</p>
<p>4. When other nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, iron, potassium) are dosed, Flourish Excel™ doses could be much higher without melting any leaves of the <em>Vallisneria</em>.</p>
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<section class="toggle active"><strong><label>Is Flourish Excel™ safe for fish?</label></strong></p>
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<p>A: Yes, when used as directed, Flourish Excel™ is completely safe for fish.</p>
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<p><strong>Packaging sizes: </strong>250ml bottle(item no. 04560) and 500ml bottle (item no. 04530)</p>
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