IHaveAquariums
Aquarium Advice Freak
So I decided to do a dirted tank that is a 20 long. It was completely emptied so I added my dirt, and added some water, let that sit for a week or so and I have a decent amount maybe 1.5 inches on the bottom. Then I completely filled it and started an old worn filter (Just in case the dirt were to clog and kill it) and ran it for a bit to try to help settle it. I scooped most of the remaining dirt off the top but its still very dark water and I'm not sure I have enough to successfully plant. I have a 25lb bag of black gravel I was going to cap it with, however now I feel like I need to switch that to a black sand instead because the dirt might come up. Any advice on this and/or dirted tanks in general? Really struggling here with it, I have everything ill be using once its setup but getting the substrate right is a real challenge here. thanks!