Sanniejop
Member
Hello all,
I am planning a new tank with size 160x60x55h cm. I am not very experienced, have had a 175L tank for eight years.
My biggest twisting point for the ew tank is what to choose for substrate/soil or what so ever. In my old tank i used Colombo Nutribase and black colored quartz gravel. No clmplaints with that.
My aim with the new tank is to set it up and enjoy it for many years. Because of this i am a bit hesitating about using those socalled aquasoils. This because i understand those soils turn into mud. I really dont like that idea when maybe some replanting is needed.
So i am planning using plain gravel as thick top layer (5-7cm) but still figuring out which grain size to use. Was thinking about 1-2mm as i was used to. But ada has also one gravel in their assortiment which is a bit coarser 2-5. If some people have any experience with this ada gravel i like to hear it. Is it easy to plant stems in it and do they keep well stuck in it?
Another point i am questioning myself about is if it would be usefull to use ada Powersand? It sounds a bit like the nutribase i used before. Ada says it is for long term effect use. But i read it is also leaching a lot of stuff in the beginning and then less. Would it be usefull to use or shall i skip it?
I'm aiming for a lower maintenance intensive setup.
For planting i am planning a mix of a lot of crypto's, anubias, different types of java ferns, bolbitus, eichnodorus, vallisneria, and different sorts of stem plants. Using PPS and root tabs if needed.
What do you all think?
thanks in advance
I am planning a new tank with size 160x60x55h cm. I am not very experienced, have had a 175L tank for eight years.
My biggest twisting point for the ew tank is what to choose for substrate/soil or what so ever. In my old tank i used Colombo Nutribase and black colored quartz gravel. No clmplaints with that.
My aim with the new tank is to set it up and enjoy it for many years. Because of this i am a bit hesitating about using those socalled aquasoils. This because i understand those soils turn into mud. I really dont like that idea when maybe some replanting is needed.
So i am planning using plain gravel as thick top layer (5-7cm) but still figuring out which grain size to use. Was thinking about 1-2mm as i was used to. But ada has also one gravel in their assortiment which is a bit coarser 2-5. If some people have any experience with this ada gravel i like to hear it. Is it easy to plant stems in it and do they keep well stuck in it?
Another point i am questioning myself about is if it would be usefull to use ada Powersand? It sounds a bit like the nutribase i used before. Ada says it is for long term effect use. But i read it is also leaching a lot of stuff in the beginning and then less. Would it be usefull to use or shall i skip it?
I'm aiming for a lower maintenance intensive setup.
For planting i am planning a mix of a lot of crypto's, anubias, different types of java ferns, bolbitus, eichnodorus, vallisneria, and different sorts of stem plants. Using PPS and root tabs if needed.
What do you all think?
thanks in advance
