Hosanna Pond

[Death by Fish Tanks]

Decided to end the project because I couldn't keep the water clear(dirted bottom). Gonna stick with bare-bottom tubs.(Mosquito fish are fine BTW)

 

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Decided to end the project because I couldn't keep the water clear(dirted bottom). Gonna stick with bare-bottom tubs.(Mosquito fish are fine BTW)

You know what Man ? Guys keep wanting to have dirt bottoms and I’m still skeptical . It works in nature because that’s just how it is but in the artificial small tubs , containers and aquariums that we use it don’t . I don’t use any substrate even in my indoor aquariums . Bare glass bottoms . Makes things much easier .

 

[Death by Fish Tanks]

You know what Man ? Guys keep wanting to have dirt bottoms and I’m still skeptical . It works in nature because that’s just how it is but in the artificial small tubs , containers and aquariums that we use it don’t . I don’t use any substrate even in my indoor aquariums . Bare glass bottoms . Makes things much easier .

In my experience, everything was fine until the plants died off in the 2nd year. I accidently stirred the sand layer at some point, and then the water stayed cloudy.

Final Verdict: I recommend the Father Fish method(the method I used) for aquariums rather than tubs because you can see what you're doing at the bottom. Be mindful that tubs/ponds occasionally cloud because of outside forces, so you can't always see the substrate to see how much pressure you use when you refill the water for a water change.

 

[Back in the fold1]

In my experience, everything was fine until the plants died off in the 2nd year. I accidently stirred the sand layer at some point, and then the water stayed cloudy.

Final Verdict: I recommend the Father Fish method(the method I used) for aquariums rather than tubs because you can see what you're doing at the bottom. Be mindful that tubs/ponds occasionally cloud because of outside forces, so you can't always see the substrate to see how much pressure you use when you refill the water for a water change.

If you know where things went wrong on you and why then maybe you might try again . I’m still leery of dirt but lots of guys do it .
The ONLY thing about dirt that I like is that a guy could probably get quite a variety of little microorganisms and copepods and whatnot with an environment like that .