tiger terror
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Good point Jeta,however I trimmed the roots as I removed the plants before the swap..
While on the topic of dirt do you need dirt to grow plants or will PFS work.
The only thing now Tiger is you need to take something like a BBQ fork and poke around the substrate a couple times a day to release gas buildup. Usually the first 4ish weeks you need to do that. It's just gas pockets that form due to the organics in the soil breaking down.
Patrick you don't need soil. You can use sand, small grained gravel, dirt, or any commercial substrate.