Hey all,
Long term maintenance question! I currently have a blend of tan gravel and white sand as my substrate. Of course as I have been doing tons of research on all aspects of aquariums I realized I like black substrate better. Is there a way I could slowly shift the substrate over to be black without losing a ton of beneficial bacteria and causing my tank cycle to get all messed up?
Also I do have live plants in my tank and root tabs in substrate right now. I would be okay with leaving the substrate around the plants for now and just trying to begin making a shift to dark substrate in the near future.
Long term maintenance question! I currently have a blend of tan gravel and white sand as my substrate. Of course as I have been doing tons of research on all aspects of aquariums I realized I like black substrate better. Is there a way I could slowly shift the substrate over to be black without losing a ton of beneficial bacteria and causing my tank cycle to get all messed up?
Also I do have live plants in my tank and root tabs in substrate right now. I would be okay with leaving the substrate around the plants for now and just trying to begin making a shift to dark substrate in the near future.