I am setting up a 24"x12"x18" tank as a guppy only tank. I am using mostly stuff that I already have, limiting cost. I want to achieve a simple clean look that I have found so often here. I want a rich substrate to grow plants like swords, aponogeton and crypts.
I am trying to use a few tricks I have learnt here. Like putting a strip of top gravel all around the visible edges.
I have used Tetra Plant Initial Stick at the bottom, covered by a mixture of Initial Stick and Fondo Vivo substrate. I have put an inch of aquaclay that I have removed from another tank. That would help to seed with bacteria. Then, after hardscaping and planting, I topped everything with 1.5" of white gravel as my final layer. I added water from another tank and setup the power filter, which has been running in another tank for a few weeks.
I added a bunch of hornwort and floating plant to help with initial algae problems. I will remove them later.
Any advice and suggestions are most welcome.
I am trying to use a few tricks I have learnt here. Like putting a strip of top gravel all around the visible edges.
I have used Tetra Plant Initial Stick at the bottom, covered by a mixture of Initial Stick and Fondo Vivo substrate. I have put an inch of aquaclay that I have removed from another tank. That would help to seed with bacteria. Then, after hardscaping and planting, I topped everything with 1.5" of white gravel as my final layer. I added water from another tank and setup the power filter, which has been running in another tank for a few weeks.
I added a bunch of hornwort and floating plant to help with initial algae problems. I will remove them later.
Any advice and suggestions are most welcome.
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