Leaf litter and flow

[jameson_uk]

I have at various times added a few oak leaves into my tank and I can see my corys browsing round them. I added a few dried mulberry leaves (that I normally feed to my shrimps) and they seemed to go a bit crazy for them.

The problem I have with adding leaf litter is that the flow ends up squishing the leaves against the glass rather than lying on the substrate.

I guess other than reducing the flow there isn't much I can do to create a more natural leaf litter effect?

 

[mort]

You can leave some attached to twigs if you can source them. I add cluster of them that I pick up from fallen oaks that I pass when walking the dog. With these little weights they stay in place and allow me to stuff separate leaves in with them, where they mostly stay put.

 

[Steve Buce]

Trying pushing spiderwood twigs through the leaves to weight them down

 

[asco33]

I had the same problem in my blackwater tank, I'm using this type of https://www.aquasabi.de/ADA-Lily-Pipe-Spin-P-Outflow outflow for the filter. This greatly reduces flow in the tank. If you want some flow to push co2 around etc. I'd try this https://www.aquasabi.com/Aquasabi-Filter-In-Outflow-Set-Bubble-13-mm this type of outflow, it creates a good flow but rather in the top part of the water column, leaving stuff on the ground unaffected.

 

[JeffK]

Other than decreasing your flow, you could also bury them, partly, under sand/gravel.