Recent content by Redfish_

I saw there was some river sand available, but it said it wasn't suitable for fish tanks. What brand did you buy?

Thank you for all the advice. I definitely only plan on keeping easy plants, as I want something I can see thrive, and I haven't kept anything difficult yet. Its great to know I can keep it simple, as I want the tank to be a fun hobby I can learn about, not a chore.

I've already learnt so much from this forum, it's a really great community! Thank you @StevenF, a lot of that I didn't know. I have already being adding GH to my water because the tap water is super soft here- I can't even test it properly. I think it was causing my shrimp molting issues. It...

Thank you for telling me, I wouldn't have known - I would be buying from Bunnings if I buy play sand, and the reviews seem pretty good, I'll just make sure to check.

Thank you so much! I had never considered play sand before, it's about $8 for 20kg here which is great. I'll definitely have a lot more questions along the way as this is my first tank over 10 gallons - a little overwhelming!

Hi there, This is my first time on this forum - I'm a relative beginner. I'm hoping to get a 40 gallon tank and would like to plant it heavily. Since im a beginner I would like to avoid C02 injections if possible and stick to liquid. I was curious what substrate/root tabs combo would be best...