I agree with your blasting sand and filter cleaning views. But I never do scheduled water changes in my aquariums. I have about an inch of mulm sunk and mixed with the top layer of sand in most of my tanks by now and my plants and fishes are as healthy as they can be. I can swear by Walstad and fatherfish methods.
I always rinse my filter media in tap water and never had any issue. After all just to be on safe side I always adda bit of new bacteria from one of major manufacturers. It is fine for me and fish.
Yep, the bacteria has to be in contact for some time before it will start killing the bacteria. So rinsing it off does nothing. I just wouldn't soak it for an hour in chlorinated water.
Another I would like to add is that you have to change substrate every couple years with a planted tank. Unless you’re using soil that will literally disappear in time, other substrates can be dosed with liquid fertilizer. Your water column plants will eat what they want and a lot of what remains charges up the depleted substrate. I have had flourite last ten years and the plants are still happy.
Just follow Walstad method. 1 inch dirt and 2 inches of river sand. Never changed water or substrate in my oldest tank of 12 years and all my other tanks that followed.
I get that you can do large water changes, but why do that for this particular setup with so many plants? I thought the point of large water changes is to lower the nitrates, but you already have tons of plants to take care of those.
@@patrickjvanhuffel Even high tech tank keepers do large water changes as a reset then dose after. There are pheromones and a lot more than just nitrates that can build up in a closed ecosystem. I go more into the benefits on this post with a great article link in the post. facebook.com/share/p/zHbW7VwvDr9fS28i/?mibextid=oFDknk
A lot of periods at like they're toddler proofing their tanks. Half expecting some of them to bubble wrap their fish. These people put the fear in folks new to the hobby unnecessarily with their elitist crap.
storage of prepped water is key to your system
I also do large water changes from the hose when the temperature is warmer. I let it splash in and treat with Safe.
I agree with your blasting sand and filter cleaning views. But I never do scheduled water changes in my aquariums. I have about an inch of mulm sunk and mixed with the top layer of sand in most of my tanks by now and my plants and fishes are as healthy as they can be. I can swear by Walstad and fatherfish methods.
I'm not knocking those methods, but rather the belief that large water changes are actually harmful and kill off beneficial bacteria.
@@PatrickDNeary Got it. Sorry for the misunderstanding on my part.
Hello from my fish room in Chicago, where I agree and mostly adhere to all your "provocative" takes!
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I always rinse my filter media in tap water and never had any issue. After all just to be on safe side I always adda bit of new bacteria from one of major manufacturers. It is fine for me and fish.
Yep, the bacteria has to be in contact for some time before it will start killing the bacteria. So rinsing it off does nothing. I just wouldn't soak it for an hour in chlorinated water.
Another I would like to add is that you have to change substrate every couple years with a planted tank. Unless you’re using soil that will literally disappear in time, other substrates can be dosed with liquid fertilizer. Your water column plants will eat what they want and a lot of what remains charges up the depleted substrate. I have had flourite last ten years and the plants are still happy.
Just follow Walstad method. 1 inch dirt and 2 inches of river sand. Never changed water or substrate in my oldest tank of 12 years and all my other tanks that followed.
simply not true if the soil is protected with a sand cap.
@@FatherFish OMG fatherfish is here!! ❤
I get that you can do large water changes, but why do that for this particular setup with so many plants? I thought the point of large water changes is to lower the nitrates, but you already have tons of plants to take care of those.
@@patrickjvanhuffel Even high tech tank keepers do large water changes as a reset then dose after. There are pheromones and a lot more than just nitrates that can build up in a closed ecosystem.
I go more into the benefits on this post with a great article link in the post.
facebook.com/share/p/zHbW7VwvDr9fS28i/?mibextid=oFDknk
I love your monster Anubias!
I stick fertilizer sticks in its roots every few months.
? With the blasting sand ,do you have soil below the sand to support the plants
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Thanks for the common sense advice. (Common sense not so common these days...)
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A lot of periods at like they're toddler proofing their tanks. Half expecting some of them to bubble wrap their fish. These people put the fear in folks new to the hobby unnecessarily with their elitist crap.