How to set up a leaf substrate?

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Okay. I just bought 10 indian almond leaves from eBay. How many do I put in a 25 gallon tank? What sponges do I need to remove? How long until they colour the water? How dark will it get?
 
I would start with 1 leaf and remove any carbon in your filters. They start coloring the water pretty quickly.

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if they're the 10" ones. Maybe 2-3 for starts, if you want it way dark than double that after a couple weeks.

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But keep in mind your plants are not going to get much light this way.

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I add one large leaf to my 29g and it tints the water and my plants still thrive.

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Okay so the leaves arrived. I'm going to add them once my other fish die cuz I want to breed rosy tetras.
 
:/ if you really don't want them try bringing them to a lfs? It seems kinda mean to just let them die. Are they sick or something?


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Okay so the leaves arrived. I'm going to add them once my other fish die cuz I want to breed rosy tetras.

I hope you mean die of old age. There is always craigslist if you want to give them up.

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