Is this soil fish friendly?

[Krissycakes]

So I am at the store looking for dirt for my tank. Could I use this mix?

 

[Krissycakes]

Also can I put fish in my tank with this substrate? I am going to layer with gravel, will I need to rinse this before putting it in my tank?

I am desperate for dirt substrates, any help would be appreciated

 

[Billbug68]

I wouldn't use it because it says + fertilizer...

 

[Cactuspixie]

I know Rivercats recommends Miracle Grow organic potting soil.

 

[Krissycakes]

Alright, will continue the search, looks like i'm going to be growing vegetables too hahaha since it was cheap and I don't want to go back to walmart, The Ironman Triathlon is going on here (hawaii).

Thanks for the advise.

 

[Rafy0126]

I won't use that or anything that says fertilizer in my tank I only used miracle grow organic potting mix and I added some red clay. It's being more than a month now and is all good.

 

[aqua_chem]

What fertilizer is it using? Some chicken poo or worm casings are ok, but moomoo is a nono.

 

[Cactuspixie]

What fertilizer is it using? Some chicken poo or worm casings are ok, but moomoo is a nono.

What is different about chicken poo that makes it okay for aquariums? I would have thought any manure would cause an ammonia spike
That bag says it has worm castings.

 

[Krissycakes]

What fertilizer is it using? Some chicken poo or worm casings are ok, but moomoo is a nono.

lol the fertilizer it has in it is earthworm castings, sphagnum peat moss, and perlite

 

[aqua_chem]

What is different about chicken poo that makes it okay for aquariums? I would have thought any manure would cause an ammonia spike
That bag says it has worm castings.

The ammonia spike can probably happen in any dirted tank.


I think it's got something to do with the ammonia/urea content of the soil. This is something out of Diana Walsted's book, who I'll take at face value with respect to dirted tank.

 

[Cactuspixie]

What is it about moo poo that makes it bad for an aquarium?

 

[aqua_chem]

lol the fertilizer it has in it is earthworm castings, sphagnum peat moss, and perlite

I would probably sift it to get out the peat moss and perlite.

 

[jetajockey]

I wouldn't use chicken or cow manure unless you are absolutely certain it is well composted. That ingredient list sounds OK to me, though. Perlite has a tendency to float so you'll likely lose much of it when you rinse the soil. No biggie though, it doesn't serve much of a purpose in aquatic applications anyhow.

 

[Krissycakes]

I wouldn't use chicken or cow manure unless you are absolutely certain it is well composted. That ingredient list sounds OK to me, though. Perlite has a tendency to float so you'll likely lose much of it when you rinse the soil. No biggie though, it doesn't serve much of a purpose in aquatic applications anyhow.

Think I will try this then. =)

 

[Krissycakes]

My first dirted tank =) 10g