About a year or so into the planted tank scene, only about 5-6 months into high-tech. Been tossing a lot of stuff into other fish-only tanks, needless to say my livestock of trimmings and plants that "just didn't work out" is growing to the point where they need a dedicated setup.
I'm looking at a 20g high, I'll probably be using a Current Satellite Pro on this tank, dimmed accordingly.
Reading through the sticky, I'm looking at doing the low-tech suggestions and creating a dedicated tank for my old plants. Some of this is addressed in the sticky but wanted to open another discussion since that one seems to have died a few years ago. Plans for the substrate:
About 1" of peat with DB leonardite mixed into it
Cap with 15-20lbs of Onyx sand
A few questions on the peat though, and the setup in general:
The stuff I have is "enriched with Miracle Grow" which I'm unsure of. Are there any special considerations for this? Do I need to look for something "organic" etc?
Otherwise, thoughts on this blend, and does anyone have long-term experience with this type of mix?
I also have a bag of Aquasoil leftover hah, I could just use that. It's only a 9 litre bag though so might still need an Onyx sand cap or mix of some kind Thoughts? It's mostly crypts, although there are a few random stems in there (ludwigia, moneywort, simple stuff).
I'm looking at a 20g high, I'll probably be using a Current Satellite Pro on this tank, dimmed accordingly.
Reading through the sticky, I'm looking at doing the low-tech suggestions and creating a dedicated tank for my old plants. Some of this is addressed in the sticky but wanted to open another discussion since that one seems to have died a few years ago. Plans for the substrate:
About 1" of peat with DB leonardite mixed into it
Cap with 15-20lbs of Onyx sand
A few questions on the peat though, and the setup in general:
The stuff I have is "enriched with Miracle Grow" which I'm unsure of. Are there any special considerations for this? Do I need to look for something "organic" etc?
Otherwise, thoughts on this blend, and does anyone have long-term experience with this type of mix?
I also have a bag of Aquasoil leftover hah, I could just use that. It's only a 9 litre bag though so might still need an Onyx sand cap or mix of some kind Thoughts? It's mostly crypts, although there are a few random stems in there (ludwigia, moneywort, simple stuff).