Good morning I’m putting my trust in what you said about jiffy nature and organic mixed seeds I brought me some yesterday 04/03/2023 and I’m working on my first planted tank so I’m so excited 😆
I'll be going from gravel to organic potted soil here pretty soon.been sceptical but everything I'm hearing on RUclips makes me feel better about the switch.
Im using the jiffy natural and organic potting soil as well. I started my 20 gallon tank with just a few plants ie 2 amazon swords, dwarf hair grass cluster, a java fern and a couple of other plants. Within a month my tank has exploded with growth and found the jiffy soil to actually be better than the higher dollar substrates. Would reccomend to anyone without hesitation
I straight up just sifted some dirt out of the garden and it worked great. Lol After about 1 year I found that I needed to supplement iron and potassium. I did get algae really, really bad at first, but I reduced the lighting a bit and did a few water changes until everything stabilized, and now the tank is beautiful. I never clean it. I just top of water and trim the plants when they get out of hand.
Do you have a video actually setting up one of said tanks with organic soil, and how you layer the substrate and what other layers/substrates are used?
Im thinking about using dirt, putting eco complete on it to keep the substrate having a decent cec value and then capping with pool filter sand. How does this sound?
That sounds amazing! I have been thinking about that a lot and I honestly think that dirt with eco complete on top would be the best substrate mix of all time
She really did lol. She said what are you growing? I said plants in an aquarium, she goes I've never seen them grown that way. I said you've never seen aquarium plants? She said oh, I just thought you were using the aquarium to grow pot plants. I said WTF lmao! She then said I've never seen someone your age be that into soil hahaha
This is the best explanation of plant melt back that I've ever heard. I understand that it happens, and I know patience is the key, but I appreciate knowing what is happening. I am planning a soil based, low tech tank, and this is incredibly helpful. Thank you!
I had dirted for year, starting it will have such problem, but within week it will settle down, then u will no need worried bout algae, but headache on always trimming those beautiful overgrown plants, hohoho
I can see you sitting on the floor of Walmart looking through soil for your aquarium for hours - that's basically what I did. Though, I'm of Russian/Mongolian descent so my eyes are a lot... smaller than yours. 😅😂. You've them big eyes.👀 I, on the other hand, am always getting accused of being high. 😄 Good video, I'm going to pick some up for my other tank set up. I appreciate it.
If you have flower beds that grow big healthy flowers then you will have dirt that will grow aquarium plants. Just use a collander to sift out roots small stones and such. The one caveat I'd add is that it needs to have some clay which a lot of people will already have in there soil.
Great video. I've used a few different organic potting soils over the years and haven't noticed any difference as long as it's organic soil but plant growth is always great.
@@OtterCreekAquatics Me as well! It is the big recommended one but I couldn't find it. So happy you took the time to find an alternative and tell us about it!
If the lady was paying that much attention to you while. While your fumbling through basically manure, I would assume that she’s more worried of the possibility of a fertilizer boom.
Can you please get up with me when you have the opportunity I am wanting to set up a aquarium with organic soil like yours but I have a few questions about how everything went and how did you put your soil in wet or dry
Many novice thinks its safe just getting soil from their backyard and place in aquarium. This in many cases works to the detriment of aquatic life especially fish, when soil has traits of fertilizers or pesticides. While not all chemicals kills aquatic life, chemicals in aquarium soil may affect fish stress levels, breeding habits and results in fish tubers and other diseases. Plants in substrates are really nice to look at. Like your conversation on this. It would be great if you had a follow up video which looks at the flip side of this share, choosing the inappropriate soil for aquarium, the negative effects. Appreciate the chat brotha It was deep.
Man, that is a really good point. This is one of the main reasons they talk about having organic soil because it is free of those fertilizers, pesticides, and other additives that WILL be harmful to the aquatic life. I think the soil from the yard is safe. You always have runoff into ponds and creeks without detrimental effects on the animals. However, natural water ways are a HUGE difference than aquariums. Good Idea on the opposing side topic bud!
I've never had that variety of hygrophila and couldn't find any info on it, but all the hygro I have had is a stem plant in which it doesn't really carpet. If it is a stem plant once it grows big enough cut it in half and just plant your trimmings. Hope this helps
Why is there white and black soil? Sorry I am just new fish owner, I want our aquarium to be all natural so I am planning to get plants in it too just the rotala and frogbits for low maintenance but I am wondering if I still need soil for the rotala? Any advice?
The bottom layer is soil, the white layer is sand. You dont have to have soil for rotala as it gets most of it's food from the water column, so definitely get some liquid fertilizers and root tabs. I wouldn't let the frogbit get out of hand because it will take all the food and could end up blocking out the light. I hope this helps!
If I want to buy garden soil from nursery then I shall the owner to give me "Garden soil WITH FERTILIZERS ADDED TO IT, or garden soil WITHOUT ANY FERTS ADDED ".. WHAT to ask???😢😢
Ask for no ferts. You don't know if they used organic or inorganic. It's the kind of thing that makes or breaks your aquarium. The plants will be fine but the fish will not. Get no ferts wet the soil completely to a thick mud not watery but almost like a paste. Before placing in tank cover the bottom with a light sprinkle of Osmocote plus or any other organic fertilizer (I recommend Osmocote) then place you soil on top leveling it out to no more than 1.5 inch thick then cap with sand 2 inch thick plant heavily doesn't matter if it's root feeders or stem plants just make sure you get enough to cover a good bit or at least a medium amount. From there add bacteria some ammonia and wait 2 weeks test the water and add fish when the cycle is complete good luck
You can cut out a lot of stress and worry by going to an aquarium store and buying your soil there at least then you know the soil is safe for aquariums and fish. Just do the research on the brands there look at the pros and cons consider what nutrients are more important for your aquarium and buy the one that matches up with your needs. I personally went with Fluval soil but that was years ago. I’m thinking about getting back into fish tanks but the price of fluval soil has doubled so I’ll be looking for a cheaper option if possible.
Yea, you don't want to throw it away!!! You may have to pull dead leaves from the melt back but ive never had issues with ammonia spikes from melt backs.
Really helpful man.Im looking forward to making a planted aquarium for cheap.I was gonna use the soil from my back yard,but after seeing this I'm definitely gonna buy that bag
is your tank still doing good with the jiffy soil, i may use it in my 90 gallon tank if it worked for you. i use fluval stratum with a sand cap, but the problem is it lowers my ph. my ph is low because i raise discus but the stratum makes it to low. Thanks joe h navy seabee
Yes it worked really well, but its starting to slow down after a year or so. With discus I would honestly go with something created by the hobby just because it's probably more stable. What plants are you trying to grow
Hey,I need help please.Just got the soil.I put the soil on the tank,and when I add the water.All the soil floats up,I got the same soil you talked about here.Pleaese someone help
You have to put the soil down first then add a little bit of water right at the level of your soil to get it level and let it set.. Then slowly add water to it. Try to avoid huge water dumps or else you'll get the lift of soil..
I got cow soil. I'm leaving it in a bucket for 2 weeks after rinsing it. I want to make a hill in the back of my tank with plants. The plants are in my tank. I'm waiting. To get more knowledge. I have sand for the top. Two 55 gallon tanks and one ten gallon with babies. It's getting alittle crazy. I have a red head geophagus coming and a gold Severum. I'm hoping to set it all up soon. I'm keeping track of my nitrate and ammonia. 🙏🙏🙏😄😇🐠🐠🐠Thank you!
Hilarious. Cause i spent over 6 hours yesterday looking for a tank and tank accessories. I went to 1 independent fish store that was closed and 2 different petcos. I bought my first tank and it’s 20 gallons. I plan to get some guppies.
Thanks so much for the knowledge on this subject. I will be going to this method on my next few tank builds to hopefully have them same success. Cheers
Been using soil for a year now. Not organic really coz it was just from the rice fields here in ph. I only used 1 inch of soil and a coarse sand cap grows plants well but makes a huge mess.
Way positive vibes....always used ADA Amazonia....but now want to try regular organic like The Walstad method by Diane Walstad. I've seen my friends never going back to aquasoil ever since saw such immense growth regular potting soil. Starting my first Walstad this week in a cube 50x50x50
@@OtterCreekAquatics Just kidding, but I am getting that stuff tomorrow...really glad I stumbled on your video. Looks like it works and you swear by it....so I'm going for it. I have had tanks for decades and am going to convert a 55 to this jiffy soil and capped with flourite I just bought used....damn I hated cleaning the flourite...haha
I have a 75-gallon goldfish tank and I have a shallow sand substrate. Can I use this soil in pots with a pebble top layer to stop the soil leaching out?
I used organic potting soil in my new freshwater planted aquarium. I have changed 95% of the water 11 times and the water is still dark. How much more water changes must I do before the soil stop leaching into the water. The soil is covered with 3 inches of course and fine gravel and i do not disturb the gravel when I am adding the water.
It may never settle if you have have changed that much water and its still leaching. I never had any issues with that. You may try adding a little more of the fine gravel on top?
dont water change until everything is settled adding constant new water isnt a good idea i waited 3 days no nothing just left the tank to settle then i added in my filtration and did a water change roughly 50 percent but when i replaced the water i used a pipe to slowly let the water back in keeping the flow towards the top i did this twice in 2 weeks then added my plants within a month i had added over 20 plants. most were doing well i few did not. but those that did have thrived. i recently set up planted community fish tank an organic potted soil fish tank using 2 and a half inches of Organic potting soil topped with an inch of Potting Grit and finally a cm of sand here is the result week 12 ruclips.net/video/AhTlJzTXczg/видео.html .
It's pretty crazy that your plants are doing so good because that jiffy seed starter mix has no nutrients it's just peat moss with a tiny amount of vermiculite
Hey I followed the recommendations for setting up a planted aquarium with soil (using Rio Cafe XF as a cap) - Super Helpful. Curious if anyone has had any trouble with snails in these setups. I am having a massive snail problems with the tanks I set soil in despite good water parameters.
@@TheSdfkjh Nope, I ended up going a different route after having a different soil issue later and really gave up on it. I am using multiple different types of substrates to simulate how soil works.
I got a bag of organic fertilizer and added it to my tank below the substrate. It seems that there where urea granules in it and it started creating ammonia bubbles. there arent any fishes in it but it started stinking.
Is it okay to add only an inch of vermicompost capped with two inches of sand? Or do I need to soak the compost for a day or two to remove the excess nutrients?
Awesome video, very informative and inspiring. Trying to create a paludarium for my gold fish I had for almost 3 years in a water fountain. Do you think this is ok for him?
I use tropica substrate and then a 3cm layer of pettex Roman gravel on top seems to do a excellent job enabling me to grow any plants on a regular 12 watt led light
Do you like videos on plants and planted tanks? Check out this playlist next! ruclips.net/p/PLYN_jmBfTzd4DiS3ojANL5RpTZ1c-GeIS
Good morning I’m putting my trust in what you said about jiffy nature and organic mixed seeds I brought me some yesterday 04/03/2023 and I’m working on my first planted tank so
I’m so excited 😆
Sitting on the floor at Walmart holding the same bag like Ight we good to go 😂😂
A little late but this got me good 😂
This is currently me just standing at home depo.
I'll be going from gravel to organic potted soil here pretty soon.been sceptical but everything I'm hearing on RUclips makes me feel better about the switch.
Im using the jiffy natural and organic potting soil as well. I started my 20 gallon tank with just a few plants ie 2 amazon swords, dwarf hair grass cluster, a java fern and a couple of other plants. Within a month my tank has exploded with growth and found the jiffy soil to actually be better than the higher dollar substrates. Would reccomend to anyone without hesitation
I straight up just sifted some dirt out of the garden and it worked great. Lol After about 1 year I found that I needed to supplement iron and potassium. I did get algae really, really bad at first, but I reduced the lighting a bit and did a few water changes until everything stabilized, and now the tank is beautiful. I never clean it. I just top of water and trim the plants when they get out of hand.
Do you have a video actually setting up one of said tanks with organic soil, and how you layer the substrate and what other layers/substrates are used?
@Reclusiarch Grimaldus thanks...
@Reclusiarch Grimaldus i have spare black reptile sand, will that work?
@Reclusiarch Grimaldus the size and texture is like rocksalt
@Reclusiarch Grimaldus thank you! I'd try that
Hello dude u can watch here Aquarium setup with organic soil
ruclips.net/video/8FDR5FAmcqY/видео.html
Deprived of oxygen? I don't think so! More like you mean carbon dioxide, which converts to carbohydrates.
I’m looking to switch to soil for my aquarium and this really helped me feel more confident in doing it. Thank you. Subscribed 🙂
Im thinking about using dirt, putting eco complete on it to keep the substrate having a decent cec value and then capping with pool filter sand. How does this sound?
That sounds amazing! I have been thinking about that a lot and I honestly think that dirt with eco complete on top would be the best substrate mix of all time
Lol “she thought I was trying to grow something illegal”
She really did lol. She said what are you growing? I said plants in an aquarium, she goes I've never seen them grown that way. I said you've never seen aquarium plants? She said oh, I just thought you were using the aquarium to grow pot plants. I said WTF lmao! She then said I've never seen someone your age be that into soil hahaha
@@OtterCreekAquatics LOL
Funny and honest. I love it!
This is the best explanation of plant melt back that I've ever heard. I understand that it happens, and I know patience is the key, but I appreciate knowing what is happening. I am planning a soil based, low tech tank, and this is incredibly helpful. Thank you!
How is the long term success using a dirted substrate? Did you ever have algae issues? I'm considering using dirt myself.
I had dirted for year, starting it will have such problem, but within week it will settle down, then u will no need worried bout algae, but headache on always trimming those beautiful overgrown plants, hohoho
I can see you sitting on the floor of Walmart looking through soil for your aquarium for hours - that's basically what I did. Though, I'm of Russian/Mongolian descent so my eyes are a lot... smaller than yours. 😅😂. You've them big eyes.👀 I, on the other hand, am always getting accused of being high. 😄
Good video, I'm going to pick some up for my other tank set up. I appreciate it.
"It needs to be Organic because theres no excess nutrients.." EXACTLY what i was wondering.. Since so many have chicken poo, blood and bone etc.
If you have flower beds that grow big healthy flowers then you will have dirt that will grow aquarium plants. Just use a collander to sift out roots small stones and such. The one caveat I'd add is that it needs to have some clay which a lot of people will already have in there soil.
Very good point! Thanks for sharing with the community buddy!
Ehh, I'd be weary of bringing in pest?
Great video. I've used a few different organic potting soils over the years and haven't noticed any difference as long as it's organic soil but plant growth is always great.
Thanks buddy! That's really good to know! Do you happen to remember which brands?
@@OtterCreekAquatics "I can only remember the first one it was Miracle Gro organic. The one they have out now is different and I haven't used it.
@@SuperWaterAquatics I searched for the miracle gro organic forever! Finally gave up hahaha
@@OtterCreekAquatics Me as well! It is the big recommended one but I couldn't find it. So happy you took the time to find an alternative and tell us about it!
Appreciate the video; I’m going to be dirting one of my 20s in the near future.
No problem buddy! definitely do it, it's a lot of fun. Do you have any concerns about doing it that I could potentially make a video on?
If the lady was paying that much attention to you while. While your fumbling through basically manure, I would assume that she’s more worried of the possibility of a fertilizer boom.
Do you sell plants???? I live in Massachusetts and there is no fucking decent aquatic plant store here!
The thing I love about soil... It doesn't nuke ur wallet lmao , the damn aquarium substrates are waay to expensive...
do you think emergent plants absorb nitrate better with bare roots in the water, or with the roots inside the soil substrate?
Can you please get up with me when you have the opportunity I am wanting to set up a aquarium with organic soil like yours but I have a few questions about how everything went and how did you put your soil in wet or dry
Just saw your video! Pure honesty and genuine! I wish you non stop success! Thanks for all the tips!👍
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment! Keep being amazing!!! 🤗
Many novice thinks its safe just getting soil from their backyard and place in aquarium. This in many cases works to the detriment of aquatic life especially fish, when soil has traits of fertilizers or pesticides. While not all chemicals kills aquatic life, chemicals in aquarium soil may affect fish stress levels, breeding habits and results in fish tubers and other diseases. Plants in substrates are really nice to look at. Like your conversation on this. It would be great if you had a follow up video which looks at the flip side of this share, choosing the inappropriate soil for aquarium, the negative effects. Appreciate the chat brotha It was deep.
Man, that is a really good point. This is one of the main reasons they talk about having organic soil because it is free of those fertilizers, pesticides, and other additives that WILL be harmful to the aquatic life. I think the soil from the yard is safe. You always have runoff into ponds and creeks without detrimental effects on the animals. However, natural water ways are a HUGE difference than aquariums. Good Idea on the opposing side topic bud!
Thats some valid points! Thanks for sharing!👍
Plants don't consume oxygen but OK.... They do however consume co2
organic soil for aquatics cost 50bucks for smaller bag than what u bought,thnks im goin your way
How about using organic raised garden bed soil will that work
Did it cause a ammonia or nitrogen spike initially? How soon did u add your fish after setting it up?
You’re at Walmart. Reading in front of people there must seem suspicious
HELPPPP. I’m trying to grow a carpet BUT I accidentally bought aqueon substrate thinking it was soil (I’m new to this)
Will my carpet still grow ?
Which plant is it?
It’s called Tropical Hygrophila
I've never had that variety of hygrophila and couldn't find any info on it, but all the hygro I have had is a stem plant in which it doesn't really carpet. If it is a stem plant once it grows big enough cut it in half and just plant your trimmings. Hope this helps
Otter Creek Aquatics I forgot to mentioned I bought seeds I don’t have that plant && thanks for replying! Appreciate it
Why is there white and black soil? Sorry I am just new fish owner, I want our aquarium to be all natural so I am planning to get plants in it too just the rotala and frogbits for low maintenance but I am wondering if I still need soil for the rotala? Any advice?
The bottom layer is soil, the white layer is sand. You dont have to have soil for rotala as it gets most of it's food from the water column, so definitely get some liquid fertilizers and root tabs. I wouldn't let the frogbit get out of hand because it will take all the food and could end up blocking out the light. I hope this helps!
Wonder how much id have to get for my 75g tank imma pass out
You spent the whole time talking about how time you spent and your video let to nothing.
Would it be safe to use soil and CaribSea Eco-Complete as a substrate for a planted aquarium?
Yes it would, honestly In my opinion this Is the best combination available
I put dirt on the bottom then eco complete then caped it so far so good
Can i add My Fish Right Away Ones i put this soil in the tank?
ood stuff. i switched all my tanks to deep substrate. loving it.
If I want to buy garden soil from nursery then I shall the owner to give me "Garden soil WITH FERTILIZERS ADDED TO IT, or garden soil WITHOUT ANY FERTS ADDED ".. WHAT to ask???😢😢
Ask for no ferts. You don't know if they used organic or inorganic. It's the kind of thing that makes or breaks your aquarium. The plants will be fine but the fish will not. Get no ferts wet the soil completely to a thick mud not watery but almost like a paste. Before placing in tank cover the bottom with a light sprinkle of Osmocote plus or any other organic fertilizer (I recommend Osmocote) then place you soil on top leveling it out to no more than 1.5 inch thick then cap with sand 2 inch thick plant heavily doesn't matter if it's root feeders or stem plants just make sure you get enough to cover a good bit or at least a medium amount. From there add bacteria some ammonia and wait 2 weeks test the water and add fish when the cycle is complete good luck
Do I have to wash soil before putting in tank
Had that in my hands tonight at Walmart and wouldn't buy it. Looks like I'll pick it up tomorrow. Can't find miracle gro organic anywhere in Town.
Yea I couldn't find the organic Miracle Grow either. That's originally what I sas going for
imagine staying in Walmart for two hours
I don't have to imagine. I did it this morning, and much for the same reason. lol
@@elizabetholiviaclark Last summer my friend and I wanted to copy a serpadesign terrarium and we spent 3-4 hours at Walmart hunting for supplies :')
HOPE U GUYS CAN ANSWE THIS.. CAN I USE AQUARIUM SOIL .FOR VEGETABLES PLANTS?
Yes, if it's safe on fish it's safe for your garden bed/vegetables.
What happens if you don’t use sand to cap the soil ?
About to dirt my 55 gallon. It's the first tank visible when guests come over and ready to make it all natural😍. Great video!
Madeline Jackson same thing right here any updates on how it’s worked for you?
@Realistically Dazed try to use vermi compost and chicken manure together
loved the vid man very honest subbed and liked keepem coming
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
You can cut out a lot of stress and worry by going to an aquarium store and buying your soil there at least then you know the soil is safe for aquariums and fish. Just do the research on the brands there look at the pros and cons consider what nutrients are more important for your aquarium and buy the one that matches up with your needs. I personally went with Fluval soil but that was years ago. I’m thinking about getting back into fish tanks but the price of fluval soil has doubled so I’ll be looking for a cheaper option if possible.
So wait does the nutrients run out overtime?
My pad of montecarlo pad I got melted back and I threw it away cause I thought it was dying and I didn’t want a ammonia spike😕
Yea, you don't want to throw it away!!! You may have to pull dead leaves from the melt back but ive never had issues with ammonia spikes from melt backs.
Doing great! Keep it up buddy!
Thanks man! Means a lot!!!
Is there anything you need to do to the soil before putting it in a tank?
Try to speak a little bit more fast n clear
Really helpful man.Im looking forward to making a planted aquarium for cheap.I was gonna use the soil from my back yard,but after seeing this I'm definitely gonna buy that bag
Imma use this for a twenty gallon! I'm gonna use sand and gravel as cap, thanks for the advice.
do you have a video of you using and setting up a tank with the jiffy?
I bet you were a Trump supporter
💜💖💜💖💜💖
hahaha lmao 5:15
What is the plant called at 3:46?
It is an amazon sword
Are you capping the soil. If so. What are you using as a cap?
Filter pool sand he use black diamond sand
is your tank still doing good with the jiffy soil, i may use it in my 90 gallon tank if it worked for you. i use fluval stratum with a sand cap, but the problem is it lowers my ph. my ph is low because i raise discus but the stratum makes it to low. Thanks joe h navy seabee
Yes it worked really well, but its starting to slow down after a year or so. With discus I would honestly go with something created by the hobby just because it's probably more stable. What plants are you trying to grow
Thanks! This is very helpful.
Hey,I need help please.Just got the soil.I put the soil on the tank,and when I add the water.All the soil floats up,I got the same soil you talked about here.Pleaese someone help
You have to put the soil down first then add a little bit of water right at the level of your soil to get it level and let it set.. Then slowly add water to it. Try to avoid huge water dumps or else you'll get the lift of soil..
@@Diputs47 So,put the soil down,then spray with water, wait like 30 minutes and then add the water to it slowly
I used depleted potting soil from an old pot plant I forgot to water. Worked alright but I made the layer of sand a bit too thin.
Did you boil the soil before using it? Or did you do something?
Hell ya
Good info on your soil tanks. I haven't tried this yet. It is something I plan on in the future.
👍💕👍
Thank you!!!! Definitely try it out!
I got cow soil. I'm leaving it in a bucket for 2 weeks after rinsing it. I want to make a hill in the back of my tank with plants. The plants are in my tank. I'm waiting. To get more knowledge. I have sand for the top. Two 55 gallon tanks and one ten gallon with babies. It's getting alittle crazy. I have a red head geophagus coming and a gold Severum. I'm hoping to set it all up soon. I'm keeping track of my nitrate and ammonia. 🙏🙏🙏😄😇🐠🐠🐠Thank you!
Hilarious. Cause i spent over 6 hours yesterday looking for a tank and tank accessories. I went to 1 independent fish store that was closed and 2 different petcos. I bought my first tank and it’s 20 gallons. I plan to get some guppies.
Thanks so much for the knowledge on this subject. I will be going to this method on my next few tank builds to hopefully have them same success. Cheers
Thanks for this info. BTW your link for "lighting" doesn't work anymore
i tried it in a 10 gallon....great results...but i bought from amazon,and the bag is different
Very nice bro! I haven’t used soil yet but will do in the future!
Thanks brother. Definitely try it out!
Been using soil for a year now. Not organic really coz it was just from the rice fields here in ph. I only used 1 inch of soil and a coarse sand cap grows plants well but makes a huge mess.
Way positive vibes....always used ADA Amazonia....but now want to try regular organic like The Walstad method by Diane Walstad. I've seen my friends never going back to aquasoil ever since saw such immense growth regular potting soil. Starting my first Walstad this week in a cube 50x50x50
Don't take this the wrong way but you remind me of "Animal" from the muppet show from back in the day.
Lol never heard that one before
@@OtterCreekAquatics Just kidding, but I am getting that stuff tomorrow...really glad I stumbled on your video. Looks like it works and you swear by it....so I'm going for it. I have had tanks for decades and am going to convert a 55 to this jiffy soil and capped with flourite I just bought used....damn I hated cleaning the flourite...haha
I have a 75-gallon goldfish tank and I have a shallow sand substrate. Can I use this soil in pots with a pebble top layer to stop the soil leaching out?
Can you share what is the composition of the JIFFY organic seed starting mix? We are not in USA, might not have this brand Jiffy. Many thanks
Plants don’t absorb o2 dude
Um...yes they do?
I used organic potting soil in my new freshwater planted aquarium. I have changed 95% of the water 11 times and the water is still dark. How much more water changes must I do before the soil stop leaching into the water. The soil is covered with 3 inches of course and fine gravel and i do not disturb the gravel when I am adding the water.
It may never settle if you have have changed that much water and its still leaching. I never had any issues with that. You may try adding a little more of the fine gravel on top?
dont water change until everything is settled adding constant new water isnt a good idea i waited 3 days no nothing just left the tank to settle then i added in my filtration and did a water change roughly 50 percent but when i replaced the water i used a pipe to slowly let the water back in keeping the flow towards the top i did this twice in 2 weeks then added my plants within a month i had added over 20 plants. most were doing well i few did not. but those that did have thrived. i recently set up planted community fish tank an organic potted soil fish tank using 2 and a half inches of Organic potting soil topped with an inch of Potting Grit and finally a cm of sand here is the result week 12 ruclips.net/video/AhTlJzTXczg/видео.html .
I am new to the hobby, but would it work as a blackwater tank?
Funny i looked on Walmart's website and it stated the Jiffy was out of stock. Went to one near me and they had plenty.
Great information very helpful & well made video, straight to the point
Thanks 4Sharing
I'm in Australia, cant find this but found Jiffy seed starting pellets, you reckon I can use those as substrate?
Nice fishroom. One year already past since you made this video. I wonder if your organic soil is still working without adding any fertilizers yet?
Should I make a video on it? The plants are still exploding!!!
That would be great. Now I'm going to do the same on a 10 gallon tank. Thank you for all your tips and information.
@@OtterCreekAquatics pls make an update video I'm about to this on my fluval flex 9.
Have a 125g and ik going to be doing heavy planting. Would you still suggest running the soil in the 125 over substrate from a store?
Pure Worm Castings are the go . Little bit of clay or soil is ok but Worm Castings beat every thing .
Do you only use the soil or do you put a layer of some type of aquarium substrate on top??
I put pool filter sand on top of it, then pea gravel on top the pool filter sand!!! Hope this helps!
@@OtterCreekAquatics Why the sand layer? I know to put a cap on the soil just wondering why you decided to do two caps
It's pretty crazy that your plants are doing so good because that jiffy seed starter mix has no nutrients it's just peat moss with a tiny amount of vermiculite
Awesome video. Will subscribe and dirt my 135 gallon tank with this!
Can you remember if there was peat moss in your dirt when you bought it at Walmart
Hey I followed the recommendations for setting up a planted aquarium with soil (using Rio Cafe XF as a cap) - Super Helpful. Curious if anyone has had any trouble with snails in these setups. I am having a massive snail problems with the tanks I set soil in despite good water parameters.
are you implying that you suspect the snails came with the soil?
@@hugomeza3288 no no I can't keep snail alive in this setup
@@adamoldham6587 did you resolve this?
@@TheSdfkjh Nope, I ended up going a different route after having a different soil issue later and really gave up on it. I am using multiple different types of substrates to simulate how soil works.
Sounds like me..and very good vid lol ..keep up the good work and I will be watching more of ur videos .thanks
Are you growing any Monte Carlo with soil substrate, but no Co2?
When to add fish after adding controsoil after 48hrs r 72hrs
I got a bag of organic fertilizer and added it to my tank below the substrate. It seems that there where urea granules in it and it started creating ammonia bubbles. there arent any fishes in it but it started stinking.
Imagine the amount you could learn on the perfect substrate if you spent 4 hours in Walmart tho
I'm trying to make a bamboo tank will this work for them as well I'm trying to do more research
Is it okay to add only an inch of vermicompost capped with two inches of sand? Or do I need to soak the compost for a day or two to remove the excess nutrients?
Miracle gro soil organic works very well as well.
Awesome video, very informative and inspiring. Trying to create a paludarium for my gold fish I had for almost 3 years in a water fountain. Do you think this is ok for him?
Plants are using co2 in the water or out of the water during light period and oxygen during the night
Can we add discuss to the organic soil planted setup? Post cycle period?
I use tropica substrate and then a 3cm layer of pettex Roman gravel on top seems to do a excellent job enabling me to grow any plants on a regular 12 watt led light