Sarpijk
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Hi all, so today I tore down a 50 litre tank which I had setup a year ago. I had used a layer of potting soil used for gardenias, I then used a piece of window mesh to contain the soil and sand mixed with gravel on top.
The plant was densely planted with cryptocoryne species which grew to their full potential.
After removing the fish and the stones I revealed the soil under the mesh. I should note that plant roots had successfully grown through the mesh.Still I got this sulfur ( or was it ammonia) smell. It wasn't really unpleasant but it kinda "stuck" in my throat.
So I want to ask if this is normal or if the mesh I had used although allowed for plant roots to penetrate the soil layer still did not allow Malaysian trumpet snails to aerate the substrate properly.
The plant was densely planted with cryptocoryne species which grew to their full potential.
After removing the fish and the stones I revealed the soil under the mesh. I should note that plant roots had successfully grown through the mesh.Still I got this sulfur ( or was it ammonia) smell. It wasn't really unpleasant but it kinda "stuck" in my throat.
So I want to ask if this is normal or if the mesh I had used although allowed for plant roots to penetrate the soil layer still did not allow Malaysian trumpet snails to aerate the substrate properly.