CO2 or just Carbon? (RE: [APD] To pearl or not to pearl...)

[Robert Zink <bonsai at hrcreditunion_net>]

Hi Richard,

   You wrote:
> I add water and the added CO2 promotes perling
> in two ways: one, the added CO2 causes the plant give off more O2,
> and since the water is now much more saturated with o2 than before
> the O2 more readily comes out of solution in form of a bubble.

Well, I'm still confused. I wonder if my increased photosynthesis is solely
attributable to the presence of dissolved CO2.

Is there a mechanism whereby the Carbon (or maybe some other element?) from
the minerals in the water is being utilized to directly or indirectly
stimulate the growth process?
-- 
Thanks,
Bob Zink

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