"In general, aquatic plants seem to do well in a variety of soils-clays or loam soils with some organic matter. Indeed, I haven't been able to find any major or consistent difference in plant growth in various ordinary soils. . . . In most instances, substrate fertilization appeared to be...

Here is link to a thread I just started in the El Natural forum on setting up a 1-gal shrimp bowl for RCS. (Didn't want the shrimp people to miss it.)

The Raleigh Aquarium Society is having a terrific workshop in March 2023 with great speakers and a shrimp judging contest. Attached is photo of speakers. I've been going to the RAS workshops for years to learn more and get inspired about aquarium keeping. It worked! For preparing my display...

Soil consisting of 60% peat moss, 40% composed bark fines and iron sulfate (50g/m3) additive, would it be ok for a Walstad tank even if it has a pH of 4? Or would it be beneficial to have a soil exclusively consisting of either peat moss or compressed bark fines? Cheers,

Hello again... I had an account here about a decade ago. It appears to still be around. :P Any chance I could be some help recovering it? I no longer had access to the email it was linked to, unfortunately. I can provide other relevant info for confirmation.