Proscape Plant Soil

[Giorgio Lamp.]

Hi everyone!!
I'm using the Proscape Plant Soil.
When I set up the tank I followed the instruction on the package which was saying to clean the soil lightly. Once I filled the tank with water It turned the water really black. Is that normal? Do clean the soil before putting it in the tank ? Or you don't clean it at all ?
Cheers Giorgio


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[Aqua360]

Hi everyone!!
I'm using the Proscape Plant Soil.
When I set up the tank I followed the instruction on the package which was saying to clean the soil lightly. Once I filled the tank with water It turned the water really black. Is that normal? Do clean the soil before putting it in the tank ? Or you don't clean it at all ?
Cheers Giorgio


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I didn't rinse mine. I lay it in then slowly fill the tank with water, probably the lazy way right enough, and you get air pockets that way

 

[alan'67]

Hi Giorgio, I've used the pro soil on top of the volcano mineral as JBL recommend and didn't suffer black tank water as such.
But I did get heavy black staining of the sponges on my internal Juwel filter.
They were as black as coal and quite useless as a base for filter bacteria on my new tank set up.
A thorough clean and a couple of water changes soon settled things down.
I don't know what caused the issue, maybe it was a dye or something used in the manufacturing process reacting with a chemical in my tap water?, but it doesn't last and is easily rectified with water changes.