Fidgetromeo
Aquarium Advice Activist
Does the fish waste and general detritus do anything to help fertilize plants if left to sink into the gravel where my plants are?
Does the fish waste and general detritus do anything to help fertilize plants if left to sink into the gravel where my plants are?
Does that mean not to vacuum the entire tank, or just the planted areas? And does some of the waste get used by the plant roots before it can dissolve into the water?
Does that mean not to vacuum the entire tank, or just the planted areas? And does some of the waste get used by the plant roots before it can dissolve into the water?
Hello Fidge...
The detritus and mulm, the organic material from decayed fish waste and dead plant material is the best natural fertilizer. Everything eventually dissolves in the tank water and feeds the plants and some of the bottom feeders. This is why you should never, ever, vacuum a planted tank. If you do, you remove the nutrients.
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