bennell
Member
Morning all,
As the title suggest, im looking to change my sand set-up to something like EC or one with a high CEC.
Ive done my due diligence and noted that alot of the clay based substates and ones such as ADA amazonia will leach high ammonia quantites for X period of time.
If it was a new setup, Amaziona would have been my first choice no problem, but my issue is that its a 3 year set up which im now slowly converting to a densely planted tank (previous was moss only with corys and shrimp so sand was sufficient)
I have no problem in removing everything inc the sand and starting again as im planning a re-scape but its mainly the choice of substrate to use?
Are there any on the market that wont release ammonia buy contain P&K and other nutrients?
I will also consider others that are inert but that are high CEC like cat litter or akadama but dark/black in apperance
Thanks in advance
Joe
As the title suggest, im looking to change my sand set-up to something like EC or one with a high CEC.
Ive done my due diligence and noted that alot of the clay based substates and ones such as ADA amazonia will leach high ammonia quantites for X period of time.
If it was a new setup, Amaziona would have been my first choice no problem, but my issue is that its a 3 year set up which im now slowly converting to a densely planted tank (previous was moss only with corys and shrimp so sand was sufficient)
I have no problem in removing everything inc the sand and starting again as im planning a re-scape but its mainly the choice of substrate to use?
Are there any on the market that wont release ammonia buy contain P&K and other nutrients?
I will also consider others that are inert but that are high CEC like cat litter or akadama but dark/black in apperance
Thanks in advance
Joe