Shaun85 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) Our soil is kinda crap here, so yeah i dont know if its worth the risk we cant even have a dog cause of parvo ? Edited August 20, 2011 by Shaun85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 What is parvo? Soil from a landscape yard is good, its not made of bark and doesn't have wetting agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun85 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 What is parvo? Soil from a landscape yard is good, its not made of bark and doesn't have wetting agents. a disease that kills dogs and is found in the soil and faeces of sick dogs who already have it lol. I will check at bunnings tomorrow for a small bag of soil without bark and wetting agents to be on safe side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrefly Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Shaun, get the better quality potting soil from Bunnings (8ish dollars a bag, not the 3 dollar one) its much richer and less twiggy. I put mine through a wide seive to filter the soil from the big chunks of wood anyway, helps keep tannins out somewhat. NPT's are a great budget option, I can't recommend them enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun85 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) NPT's ???? translation please lol Can you get crushed shell from bunnings? Edit: Natural planted tanks. Disregard i just woke up Edited August 20, 2011 by Shaun85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Hey Shaun, don't want to sound like a complainer, but could you use the reply button rather than the quote button. I'm reading everything twice lol! Can't help myself. Ps. Looking forward to seeing how you go with this tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun85 Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Well i went to Bunnings today and was unable to find a potting mix or soil which did not have added fertiliser or wetting agents in it so i struck out. This brings me to my question, how eould the filtlerless setup work with zeolite as the substrate under the gravel as opposed to top soil ? Otherwise i might need to goto a landscaping place to get some top soil since mines crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun85 Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 I edited the posts for you paul (bloody complainer LOL J/K!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun85 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 my light i have on my shrimp tank is 11w/8000 would this be sufficient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 8000 kelvins is good and 11w will grow low light plants well. I would recomend you try find some crypts for the tank too, they love low light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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