Try it and see. Replace the plants that show (by dying) that they need CO2, with plants that do well without it. Playing and experimenting is part of the fun of the hobby.
What exactly is the problem?
Excel is expensive down the road (you can try Metricide instead) and not all plants can tolerate it.
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