Adding Fresh Aquasoil

[Heelllooo]

Hello everyone,

I would like to add a bit of fresh Dennerlee aquasoil intro my 60L heavily planted tank housing a pair of Apisto.The tank has been running for more than a year and a half and it's very stable.

How much would you had in one time without fearing any ammonia spike at all ?

I was thinking around 2 small glass.

 

[FrozenShivers]

Another option is to add the new aquasoil into a container/bucket with some water, leave for a few weeks, empty the water and then add the soil to tank. This should help minimise ammonia.

 

[Heelllooo]

Yes I know, this is exactly the process I would like to avoid. Since it's really a small volume total that I need to had.

 

[Zeus.]

For a 60L tank two 'small glasses' in one go is chancing it IMO, adding two small glass over a week is another story altogether esp if adding a bit morning and night, even a few hours between small increments helps, plus a little and often helps the bacteria population grow and be ready to deal with the spike faster

 

[Heelllooo]

Ok thanks, I really though two glass would not create any spike..

 

[John q]

Ok thanks, I really though two glass would not create any spike..

In an established tank it won't. But... what's the ph of said tank.

 

[Heelllooo]

I never test pH since I run the tank at 0kH. There is no botanical or driftwood in it so I would assume a low 6.

I'm not afraid of ammonia in particular but more the spike in general with the nitrite being the danger.

I want to add a quantity which I'm sure my system would either absorb as ammonia or process to nitrate before nitrite are an issue.

Also I want to plant directly in this new soil so will disturb it a little.