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I tried the exact same thing Robbie, and my pH is around 7. I'm hoping to use some peat pellets to help drop pH a bit.

JI composts contain lime so be aware that if you need to have a lower pH it will be difficult to achieve. A better bet would be Westlands Citrus Compost, whose pH is around the 6 mark and is lime free. The cat litter is just ok. I used it on my aquanano 30, but it needs to be pretty deep to be...

At least I will be able to use the JI for my bananas and Cannas!

Thanks Lee, Will check to see if I can source outside of ebay

Thanks for the tip Darrel! I would like to grow a wider variety of plants though, so I think some sort of soil should be the way to go. Cheers

Thanks for the suggestions fellas! The Verve stuff looks ok, though looks like it needs a good presoak to stop it from floating.

Yes it was for my Paro's tank, hadn't realise it had added lime to it. I'll be using either rainwater or RO water for the tank though so will maybe do a test to see what happens. I suppose I could always give it a bit of a mild acid wash to dissolve the limestone quickly and then drain it out...

A few people seem to recommend John Innes No. 3 for a base layer, but was wondering if using John Innes No.2 with a few extra slow release granules would work just as well? Reason I'm asking is it's the only one I can get cheaply and conveniently 13L for £2.50. Cheers