chris_cotton23
Member
hello everyone!that is my second thread in the forum i am new in the forum as in planted aquarium world!
i am going to set up a 5 feet tank i was thinking about the substrate!i wanted to buy jbl aquabasis plus or something similar with that and cap it with jbl manado but t will cost me over £100 outs!!!
then i have heard about soil in a tank!i tried to find some information for that but i am still confused as my english is not hte best!sorry about that!
could someone please guide me how to do it?step by step please?
first of all would you recommend this?
which soil do i have to buy?
do i have to mix it with peat?or gravel?or cat litter? actually how that works?
also i have seen about ''mineralized substrates'' what exactly is that and how can i do it?
how long it going to take!i have got another to well established planted tanks (100 litres and 45 litres) with only jbl manado a for substrate and feeding them weekly with jbl ferropol!
the plants tha i have got are (i am planning to transfer them to the big one but i would like good substrate to be able to grow more plants in the future)
java fern , java moss , bacopa ''australis'' , hygrophilia 'siamensis' , vallissneria ,wisteria , the other one is hornwort or waterfoil(sorry i am not sure) and two more that i don't know the names (i could upload some photos if you want!)
i am trying to find the cheapest way with the best result!
as you can see i am very confused!
honestly is any one who could help me step by step please?
i would really appreciate it! i reading all day every day but still i am confused!
thanks in advance
chris!
i am going to set up a 5 feet tank i was thinking about the substrate!i wanted to buy jbl aquabasis plus or something similar with that and cap it with jbl manado but t will cost me over £100 outs!!!
then i have heard about soil in a tank!i tried to find some information for that but i am still confused as my english is not hte best!sorry about that!
could someone please guide me how to do it?step by step please?
first of all would you recommend this?
which soil do i have to buy?
do i have to mix it with peat?or gravel?or cat litter? actually how that works?
also i have seen about ''mineralized substrates'' what exactly is that and how can i do it?
how long it going to take!i have got another to well established planted tanks (100 litres and 45 litres) with only jbl manado a for substrate and feeding them weekly with jbl ferropol!
the plants tha i have got are (i am planning to transfer them to the big one but i would like good substrate to be able to grow more plants in the future)
java fern , java moss , bacopa ''australis'' , hygrophilia 'siamensis' , vallissneria ,wisteria , the other one is hornwort or waterfoil(sorry i am not sure) and two more that i don't know the names (i could upload some photos if you want!)
i am trying to find the cheapest way with the best result!
as you can see i am very confused!
honestly is any one who could help me step by step please?
i would really appreciate it! i reading all day every day but still i am confused!
thanks in advance
chris!