Hi all itās been a while but Iām glad to be back.
Anyway as the title says I am setting up my first dirted tank and have a couple questions. Firstly, how do I know which soil is safe, Iāve heard organic topsoil is best but Iām scared Iām going to put something toxic in my tank?
Iām also very confused by the process of mineralisation, do all soils need to be mineralised before adding to the tank if so how do I do this?
And lastly, the tank I am going to be setting up is an upgrade for an already existing tank and I will be using filter media from my old tank, do I still need to perform a fishless cycle? Normally when using media from an established tank I wouldnāt but Iāve heard dirted tanks can cause ammonia spikes which I obviously donāt want.
Any and all help appreciated
Anyway as the title says I am setting up my first dirted tank and have a couple questions. Firstly, how do I know which soil is safe, Iāve heard organic topsoil is best but Iām scared Iām going to put something toxic in my tank?
Iām also very confused by the process of mineralisation, do all soils need to be mineralised before adding to the tank if so how do I do this?
And lastly, the tank I am going to be setting up is an upgrade for an already existing tank and I will be using filter media from my old tank, do I still need to perform a fishless cycle? Normally when using media from an established tank I wouldnāt but Iāve heard dirted tanks can cause ammonia spikes which I obviously donāt want.
Any and all help appreciated