My Tanks: The Journal

[dougall]

Why did u choose dirt/soil? Just out of curiosity

To spite me I fear... ?

 

[Sprinkle]

To spite me I fear... ?

yes, that too

 

[Stormyrose786]

To spite me I fear... ?

Lol

 

[Stormyrose786]

as in a walstad method tank, but just with a filter also not being fed up with adding different ferts and the soil will last up to a decade, basically lasting ages. for my sword, vallis and future crypts.

Wow, okay, I didn't know all that ☺

 

[Sprinkle]

Lol

i guess dougall likes fun ?

 

[Sprinkle]

Wow, okay, I didn't know all that ☺

its okay you didnt need to know all that ?

 

[Sprinkle]

uff so boring. just filling it all up with water then doing a water change to remove the free floating soil ?

 

[Stormyrose786]

I bet.

 

[dougall]

Lol

I am just strongly against using soil in an aquarium, especially as a suggestion for new hobbyists. And I have said as much.

Sprinkle is doing it anyway...

So I'm going to poke a little fun if anything goes wrong.


but in all honestly, it can work, and it can work well, personal choice is that there is too much of a potential for algae or muddy water to make it worth the cost savings to me, but depending on the plants used, it can work really well.

 

[Sprinkle]

I am just strongly against using soil in an aquarium, especially as a suggestion for new hobbyists. And I have said as much.

Sprinkle is doing it anyway...

So I'm going to poke a little fun if anything goes wrong.


but in all honestly, it can work, and it can work well, personal choice is that there is too much of a potential for algae or muddy water to make it worth the cost savings to me, but depending on the plants used, it can work really well.

oh yeah. that was it! lol.
what could possibly go wrong? algae? fine with me! so what? a little water poked through sand to have an evening tea with soil