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Looks ace.Them plants have really taken off. It takes a while for the roots to get a good anchoring into the dirt, and when they do,,they fly away! What's the cyrpt at the back left? balansae?

Looking really green and lush.And you seem to be having fun and enjoying your tank at the same time; which of course is how it should be. Welcome to the dirtside:thumbup:

Cool. I guess a lot depends on your frequency of water changes; if you're maintaining 50% weekly WC , then mabye a reduced EI program? But that's the trouble isn't it-a little pinch of this, a little pinch of that, before you know it, you'll be back to full high-tech again! Jk ;)

Looking sweet, mummy . What's going to be your dosing regimen, or are you relying solely on the soil? May the dirt be with you.

Cheers guys, That's reassuring to know.Not that I could ever imagine myself pulling the whole tank back to scratch.

Thanks sciencefiction.I have my plants on order, so as of yet it's devoid of any plants or indeed fish for that matter.Im just running it through the initial cycle. Probably an impossible question to answer,-: but roughly how long would you say it'll take to eventualky mineralize.?

Sorry for jumping in, but a few weeks back I started my fisrt dirted tank.Basicly plonked a wetish layer of John innes 3 and then capped with fine gravel(a ratio of 1.1) . I've been reading this thread and the use of mineralizing the soil? Is this nessersery? Am I'm going to run into...