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Are you keeping the blue gravel? This a great first scape, and as you gather more and more material. You can create better and better scapes. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hey you all, I wanted to see if I could get some dosing help. Currently I am using the EI dosing from green leaf and I think the trace ferts are bringing iron to a toxic level for my rotala. I also have liquid seachem products like iron, potassium, and comprehensive. Using Ada aqua soil as...

Way less light Less nutrients Bigger and more frequent water changes. All of the experts with beautiful planted tanks agree with this. If you really want to get serious, pressurized CO2 Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

You should try listening to as many SapeFu pod casts as possible. If you truly want to learn these guys will really help you out! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have experience with both dieted tanks and mineral top soil. I agree it's great for plants, but as someone who like pretty aquascapes it's really hard to navigate with. Most of the time it's a roulette when pulling plants not to get a mushroom cloud of black that quickly covers your tank...

In my opinion your stock look great! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Please please use Aqadvisor it will help with you stock. What kind of plants are you getting? What kind of light, CO2 or not, and ferts? How are you going to cycle your tank before putting the fish in? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

That is a very small amount of land for a vamp. They are basically terrestrial animals that hang out by rivers in Indonesia, and your set up is predominately water. Although the air bubble is super cool, it is not natural. I'm curious to know how your crabs take to it. Sent from my iPhone...

Does anyone have bonsai driftwood? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Can you post a pic of the driftwood Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Which ones would be best fit? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hoplo will start eating the others when big enough at night Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Also what sand would you recommend? I've wanted to do sand for a planted, but I have not found any with installed nutrients? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

The tank could have had an oxygen shortage and the beta survived because of its modified lung sac. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thanks so much! I'm ready to get this puppy started!! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice