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Mmmm cat litter route it may be then

I have crystal black shrimp, Many thanks for the input Ian, I think I will go down the ebi route, And many thanks Jordi, I I didn't already have the shrimp then the small ammonia spike wouldn't be a problem,

The ammonia worry, was more because of the shrimp in the tank,

I am really struggling on choosing a substrate for my 40ltr shrimp tank, Need something which will not leach ammonia, Can bank to a 10cm height, I will Ei dose, Need atleast 2 years before it turns to mush Tank is currently running with a flat sand substrate, I will move the shrimp to another...

Ohh natureboy, That really has me interested, not really many flood planes in my area, Lancashire, Greater Manchester border More like peat bogs up here, could I use river bank clay, How did you go about using it, is if fairly malulable?

Well once again thank you v much for all the advice, I have ordered 2 ADA Amazon, and will walk down to the garden center for the corrugated border.. Once again thanks for all the advice,

As I am using max 6 ltrs, It will be going in a 240ltr tank, I really like the look of the Amazon, So could I not use a spare 30ltr tank with filter to put the substrate into for a few weeks, doing daily water changes until the ammonia has leached then use it in. The 240ltr tank, would that...

What about akadama?

That was really useful greenview many thanks, I will def go down the route of the Plastic supports to stop land slides, Would love to use ADA powersand, but cannot accommodate the ammonia leach, Def need to use something larger grain to stop compacting, Any idea's, I will also be Ei doseing...

Okay I will try my best to describe this. I have a sand substrate in my tank which I plan on keeping in 2/3 of the tank, it's about an inch deep, Now in the back corner of the tank the other 3rd is going to be built into a hill up around 2 peices of wood, going front to back 15 inches rasing to...

Not wishing to digg up an old thread, I have always found B&q sand is slightly darker than Argos or Asda, The best way to wash it, is pour some in an old pillow case and use a hose pipe to wash it through,keep turning the sand over in the pillow case, until it runs clear, takes around 10-15 mins.