Hey guys, I searched and found threads here and there about this, but I figured I'd make a concise thread.
I just started hardscaping my 20 gallon today, and I was putting the 3 bags of fluorite that seachem suggested in, and it came out to about 5 inches of substrate!! This was obviously too much, so I took a bunch out, and now I'd say the substrate is about 3 inches above the bottom rim (so probably 4 inches total.)
So, for planted tanks I've read that 3 inches is what to aim for (in fact that's what seachem says too I believe.) Is this true? Is is basically to let the plants take root and what not? Is 4 inches too much? Am I basically wasting substrate by putting that much in my tank. Aka could I take an inch out an use it in another tank?
And for non planted tanks it's pretty much anything goes right?
Just thought I'd make a nice search friendly thread for everyone.
EDIT: Nevermind, I'm at 3 inches. But the thread is still a good idea.
I just started hardscaping my 20 gallon today, and I was putting the 3 bags of fluorite that seachem suggested in, and it came out to about 5 inches of substrate!! This was obviously too much, so I took a bunch out, and now I'd say the substrate is about 3 inches above the bottom rim (so probably 4 inches total.)
So, for planted tanks I've read that 3 inches is what to aim for (in fact that's what seachem says too I believe.) Is this true? Is is basically to let the plants take root and what not? Is 4 inches too much? Am I basically wasting substrate by putting that much in my tank. Aka could I take an inch out an use it in another tank?
And for non planted tanks it's pretty much anything goes right?
Just thought I'd make a nice search friendly thread for everyone.
EDIT: Nevermind, I'm at 3 inches. But the thread is still a good idea.