So I recently brought my first tank and it's a Fluval Shaker 345 (105 x 55 x 60cm). And it was on offer and it came with 8kg of fluval Stratum.
Now I know I'll need to buy more substrate as 8kg is probably nowhere near enough but I was originally going to go for a mix of either ADA aqua soil/pool sand. Or Nutri Base and something else. As I've been Watching MD/FishShop Matt etc and other channels and wanted a healthy base to promote plant growth.
But since I already have 8kg of Stratum I'm really unsure on what I should do. Do I keep it and just buy more Stratum and use that. As that would probably be the cheapest/easiest option.
Or do I go with my original plan of getting new substrate and leave the Stratum as I've heard mixed things about it. Any help would be appreciated. I've come to the conclusion that I might be a bit over my head starting off with such a big tank
Now I know I'll need to buy more substrate as 8kg is probably nowhere near enough but I was originally going to go for a mix of either ADA aqua soil/pool sand. Or Nutri Base and something else. As I've been Watching MD/FishShop Matt etc and other channels and wanted a healthy base to promote plant growth.
But since I already have 8kg of Stratum I'm really unsure on what I should do. Do I keep it and just buy more Stratum and use that. As that would probably be the cheapest/easiest option.
Or do I go with my original plan of getting new substrate and leave the Stratum as I've heard mixed things about it. Any help would be appreciated. I've come to the conclusion that I might be a bit over my head starting off with such a big tank