MrsFard Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 (edited) Just gotta make sure that you rinse the sand out well and that there are no harmful chemicals in it if you go colored sand.MTS = malaysian trumpet snail I just got back from the hardware store and the only sand they had (gotta love living in the bush , was childrens play sand. I bought it anyway, I am pretty sure there isn't anything else added to it. I won't be able to check the consistancy when its wet until after. I was looking and it seems all the pros only use aquasoil, I looked at bigals online and they don't carry it. isn't peat moss basically dirt? I remember buying some for plants ... Edited January 6, 2009 by violet c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkstar Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Pretty much just dirt, its another way of adding nutrients and junk, because i added itwith a tank full of water it made a huge mess (that the shrimp cleaned up after lol). I'd gladly try it again only using more peat to form a bottom layer and then sand ontop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 If you want to have the least amount of clouding when you add your sand, put it into an empty aquarium, then add water VERY SLOWLY. Pour the water onto a a plate to increase your odds of no clouding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFard Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 If you want to have the least amount of clouding when you add your sand, put it into an empty aquarium, then add water VERY SLOWLY. Pour the water onto a a plate to increase your odds of no clouding. its amazing to me how fabulous I am at creating more work for myself - and willingly no-less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFard Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) HI guys, these are pics with the substrate switched up...I loaded them to another thread for those of you who have seen them already. but i wanted to add that i pulled ups ome of the plants to give my bro and since I put those jungle lab fert tabs they have been growing like crazy and...the root system is great! I got more goodies on friday when i went to edmonton but, I still don't have it all set up yet..the stupid rocks aren't being friendly and cooperating with me. but i am getting three wisdom teeth pulled tomorrow so I suspect I will be planted at the computer pouting and uploading pics and updates. yeah! I got one tooth pulled thursday already and I'm barely surviving that as is... :boxed: good thing God doesn't give us more than we can handle or i'd be toast! tank @ 25 days old Hey Jason, how do I mix the ferts? (i thought you told me already but either i am being impatient or I am hulusinating). the guy from all seasons said i should pre-mix a bottle and then does...is that what you do? oh, and he said i should 'inject' it into the substrate... Edited January 20, 2009 by violet c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkstar Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Hey Jason, how do I mix the ferts? (i thought you told me already but either i am being impatient or I am hulusinating). the guy from all seasons said i should pre-mix a bottle and then does...is that what you do? oh, and he said i should 'inject' it into the substrate... I'm sure injecting it would do as the tabs you put in the substrate would do. Essentially delivering the nutrients to the root system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I just dose each fert into the tank - always have for every tank I fertilized (2.5-135gal tanks). I'm so lazy, I don't bother with mixing or testing. I use the dosing schedule at the bottom of the pinned articles in the Planted Forum - that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Haha, I am lazy too. I just toss in the dry ferts as is in my tanks by the output tube, it then kinda pushes the ferts around more before they sink and dissolve. I would think only for heavy root feeders like bulb plants and swords, that you would need to inject the substrate or use root tabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsFard Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I was wondering about moss walls. is there anyway to do a partcial wall with christmas moss and not use a wire mesh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 When I set up a moss wall, I siliconed some cork-board to the back of the tank, then stapled moss to it. Easy-peasy! The staples eventually rusted away and absorbed by the plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 That sounds like a very interesting idea Jason. What kind of metal are staples usually made out of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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