The Truth About Natural Deep Substrate Dirted Aquariums
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hello father fish.
I bought an aquarium with 11 discus fish in it. I'm going to pick it up soon, but I don't know how I can get the aquarium running now. Can I do discus fish in a small pool temporarily? or can I just put the bottom in and put the fish in right away? what do you recommend please help me with good advice to transfer these beautiful fish.
What would father fish do ❤😂😂😂
I didn't get into this hobby to work hard I wanted to just observe a little piece of nature in my home. The father fish method has allowed me to do that. Over 10 years I was getting nowhere until I found this man's methods. I'm spending less, working less and enjoying my aquarium all the time. Thank you sir I can't wait to set up my 2nd father fish aquarium 😊
😊😊 14:23 pp pp
I am also grateful for father fish direction and knowledge of a planted tank. I started my first planted tank following his direction and my 50 gallon tank is flourishing. He is so right about fish finding and sustaining its feeding from the tank!
Thank you so much
I am a big fan of father fishes methods kinda annoying some of the fish I have destroy plants so I can't keep many but even having a deep substrate helps alot
I was a critic of father fish at one point until I tried one of his methods in my tank and it worked like a charm, now all of my tanks follow father fishes methods and they’re a lot less maintenance and the fish seem happier with my hands out of the tank.
I am building my first aquarium, i was going to listen to all this frequent advice for taking and replacing water, but after watching a few videos and hearing peoples testimony on their “father fish” aquariums, I will let nature run its course
Pls post again, to let us know how it's working for your new set-up. I've only added 1 fish - a couple months ago. Still reluctant. Old habits ....
This is right up there as your best lecture. If anyone is setting up a new system……lucky you. This is all you need. For others like myself who is 4 months in and already been following the process and watching my aquatic garden metamorphosize i simply couldn’t be happier. This method works plain and simple. It really does. Thanks Father Fish for your devotion and instruction to the cause. 👍
This is possibly the best start up video made. Pretty much every Q beginners got covered here and every answer I need when trying to help folk. Brilliant.
Great to hear!
6 aquariums going now. All deep sand substrate. All are less than 3 months old. All are doing well.
A comment about ich - in my deep substrate FF aquarium, I had some ich sneak in on some new cherry barbs. I had about 30 small fish in the tank, with a food web. When I saw the second ich spot, I raised the temperature to about 88 degrees and just watched. The ich would move from fish to fish, lasting only a day or two, I usually had 3-4 fish out of the 30 infected at one time with only a couple of spots each. I had to keep temps up around 87-88 for a couple of weeks before it completely cleared up, probably because I had so many hosts in the tank, but I just stayed with it until several days after I saw the last ich spot and now it has completely cleared up. I did not lose a single fish, and I did not quarantine or medicate anything. I just raised the temperature until it ran it's course. Thanks Lou for sharing the knowledge!
I wish I could work up that nerve
Congrats!!! 😊
This is an outstanding compendium of the best advices ever made public by FF, it should be bookmarked and saved for posterity by all aquarium lovers everywhere!
FF, ever since I started watching your videos I had the plans to set up a 240 liter tank. I went and did it, and it's already a wonderful thing to see in my living room (close to 3 weeks now).
Once I get the last fish in I might submit a video to the shoal! :D
let's see it discord.gg/father-fish-shoal
Thank you Father Fish. I set up my first aquarium tank with potting soil and sand from the beach. I am not a millionaire and I don't have time to do constant tank maintenance. My fish and snails have been happy and healthy for 2 months and I have only added water when it evaporated. My water nitrate/nitrite levels are ideal and it is a joy to watch my tank.
Fantastic video. I love my natural aquarium. So thankful for all the wonderful people on the shoal who helped me out when I was setting up my tank. Once I stock my tank with what I want, I will post a video. The tank is thriving!
For some reason, I can't hook up to the shoal. Dammit! 😢
Great explanation and easy to follow steps. I’m currently collecting materials for yet another aquarium, will be my 5th, all thanks to you! 😁☮❤🐠🦐🪴
hey guys
Happy Tuesday from Ireland 🙏
Hello father fish,
You rock
Baba bu vidyonu lütfen her ay muhakkak yeniden izleyemeyenler için tekrar bu mükemmel kimsenin soylemediği su biyolojisi ile ilgili bilgilerini paylaş , iyiki hayatımızda varsın .Keşke herkez bu kıymetli bilgilerin doğrultusunda akvaryumlar dizayn edip kurduktan sonra problemsiz bu hobiden zevk alıp sana dua etseler .Sana sağlıklı uzun , uzun ömürler diliyorum.
Thanks for the video. It compiled many points I have heard from your other videos. I have set up my dirted, sand capped 20 gallon aquarium this last October with your supplement mixed in the potting soil/coconut coir/compost "dirt". As a person that transitioned from a gravel/plastic plants tank to a natural planted tank I wanted to empathize getting enough "submerged" plants in the beginning. Luckily I had well developed pothos plants growing out of the back of the old tank setup and "matured" sponge filters that help keep the balance as a few of my online purchased plants "melted" and had to develop submerged foliage. I also had to transfer my livestock back into the planted tank as soon as it settled as my temporary hold tank was only 5 gallons.
Baba TÜRÇE alt yazı ile sizi anlıyabilip size çok çok teşekkür ediyorum .Çünki kimsenin paylaşmak istemediği çok değerli bilgileri esirgemeden bizle paylaşıp bizlere doğru yolu gösteriyorsun .
Another great video by father fish the info you give out is so helpful at keeping a tank long term with fish never dying and plants thriving
Great video, big like from the Netherlands
Father Fish ty so much for the excellent video. I understood everything because of the way you presented and exlained it. 🐠
I love your content Father Fish. I wish I found you earlier when I first started my journey into the aquarist hobby on January 6, 2024. I currently have gravel substrate in my 10 gallon tank, but decided to purchase a 5 gallon tank, and recently bought substrate and plants from your website. I’ll definitely let you know how it goes but I can’t thank you enough for your wisdom. I might decide to convert my 10 gallon over to dirted substrate too. Much love and respect.
Yes you are really Father Fish. The wisdom of nature that flows from your words are like blessings and more than adequate for any naive earthling to understand and accept the truth about aquariums. 🙏🙏🙏🌸💐🌹🌷
Thank you.
Wonderful and informative! Thank you Father Fish! Great and usable information!
Great video Sir, this will answer lots a questions for people!!! Love it🙏😁
I think patience is something people dont consider with dirted tanks. Give them time and allow nature to take a hold
I prefer this style video. Excellent delivery of your information and experiences! Thank you for sharing 😊
Love all the details you give. It makes everything understandable and it is so interesting to learn
Something I like to do with a filter with too strong a flow is put it near one side of the tank and point it at the wall next to it, that makes lots of circulation in one corner and low flow in the rest of the tank. It also keeps that corner free of debris, blowing it toward the more organic majority of the tank
There’s so much information to learn just in your response in the comment section. Thank you for all of this information.
I believe that this is one of your best videos. I enjoy seeing an awesome variety of people's aquariums from all over the world. I cleaned and rinsed my sand because if I did not the water would be cloudy. I love the dried leaves in my tank as it breaks down and feeds my snails and shrimp. Thank you for the best informational video ever. My daughter has had ICK and it took out all the fish except the Bettas...., she needs to watch this and learn more about fish-keeping naturally. Nature-rules !! Good job ~!
Absolute truth..nature is more than capable of sustaining itself..just give it the foundation and observe the beauty everyday 😊
Really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing what you have learned over the decades.
Great Video, Very Informational... 👍👍👍👍👍
I've had Bad Terrible Issues with Ick on my Fancy Goldfish for So Many Years, The Pet Shop kept selling me Pills after Pills after Pills for so long but to no prevail, I just finally gave up... 😔
But now, After watching this Video I Finally have answers, I can get my 40 gallon tank up again, And I Will... 😊
Thank You Father Fish (The Fish Whisperer)... 🧜♂️
goldfish will tolerate temps into the high 80's for a few days. Ick will not.
We need a video for people who started the wrong way like just gravel at the bottom I just covered that with aquasoil in one tank and sand capped that and in the other just put a bunch of sand on top of the gravel I let get mulmy for a bit. Instead of restarting the whole cycle of the tank so far have had no issues but was trying to avoid completely redoing the tanks and risking a startover 😅
What you suggest is what I’ve been looking for!
I'm unable to get into the shoal thru the link. I'm am old timer aquarium hobbyist but apparently learned wrong😮 but I'm trying to listen and follow your way. I currently have gravel
Add sand to your gravel. Try this link: discord.gg/father-fish-shoal
Thank you, i was gonna pull all the gravel out and add substrate/dirt and then sand. the link worked, ty!
Thank you 😊!
For the longest time your videos weren't showing up for me but th3y are now thanks for the content!!
The resurection jar can be a extreamly useful tool for starting new tanks. The 55 gallon i started i used a deep substrate system that he describes planted the tank then i put the whole jar wile full into the tank. this will allow the fauna to come out of the jar and colonize the tank... leave the jar in there for a good period of time maybe a week or 2 then take it out and set it back up again to replenish it self ect. thats what i did and it was alot of fun to watch. be sure to have leaves in the tank for the microfauna to feed on.
Very creative idea!
What's really delaying me from using it at all is my extremely poor eyesight. I FEAR that I'll miss a dragon fly or tapeworm, w/ deadly results.
I emptied my 1 year old tank last night. And I set up my father's aquarium. My resurrection jar is maturing. thank you Father. God bless you
GRATITUDE 💥🐟💥
Thank you so much for your wisdom Lou!!! 🫶🏼
Greetings from Germany/Italy
I love hearing your assurances about ammonia❤😅
Started my first Father Fish 55 gallon tank this week. It’s a unique one already. I’m creating a marshy swamp waterway. The tank is about 60% filled. Floating plants all over. Natural wood and leaves and dirt and sand. A simple sponge filter. I just added 2 small bristlenose plecos and snails already have an established population!
I’m letting the tank tell me what she needs instead of forcing my will on the tank. Slowly I’ll add more plants, more fish and let this thing become the marsh I hope she becomes.
In even more time I hope she becomes a mother tank for planting my other tanks.
excellent
Good info father fish !!!
Thank You.
Luckily, i have been already working on this and I found this man of great wisdom.
Father fish, i followed your advice, i put sand over my gravel like you said. The turtle loves it the plants love it. But the only fish that seem to do well is my 2 goldfish and my apple snails. My plecos,tetras,guppies all die within 3 weeks (no thats not counting the ones the turtle ate). What could be wrong? (I will admit i havent done the last step u suggest in adding bacteria from a river or pond)
Perhaps the turtle knows
Thank you 👍
About cloud water that the particles do no precipitate a good tip to void it is to wash the sand multiple times before put it in the aquarium. I use construction sand washed it many times and could not believe that first planted aquarium simple worked fowling FF instructions even after I commiting many mistakes in the process. My next tank will be a 120cm x 50cm x 50cm that I will do my best in following the step by step process
Now exactly that issue I have water so cloudy, and even I do water changes, when I plant something, sand makes clouds in the water again....so frustrating, it's like a desert storm instead of fishes, and the plants get covered by fine sand particles...
Everything you preached is what I've been doing. I'm so happy to know that my methods are validated, thank you father fish!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom
Thank you 😊
Nice video, these aquariums look so good hopefully soon I can't get into this
I attempted this natural approach with two goldfish I had saved from a pond, and I found some river snails while fishing and added plants and sand from the same site I found the snails. I knew what I was going for but think I missed some necessary steps or additions because the water was cloudy and the plants would t stay down in the sand even when weighing them down with rocks. The goldfish are just too curious 😆 I am going to give it a go again now that I have them in a temporary tank while I clean and set up their 75 gallon tank. But I'm wondering if I need to purchase sand or specific soil substrate with the sand from a pet store, or if river sand would be fine too?
add coarse gravel on top for the gldfish
Baba bu videonu anlayarak izleyenler akvaryumunda bu sistemi geliştirdiklerinde bilmeleri gereken dünyamızdaki su oluşumlarında milyonlarca yılda bu eko sistemi Tanrı zaten kullanıyor bunuda bize öğretebilmesi için senin gibi özü sözü doğru bir kişi sayesinde bize öğretiyor , iyiki varsın . Sayende bu hobiyi puroblemsiz sürdürüyorum ve sana dua ediyorum.
God bless you, sir
Hello. First of all, thank you for all your videos. The time you invest to make all your knowledge available for us is just invaluable. I have one question though. Could I only use sand with no dirt? If so, would 3 inches of sand be enough?
And could I use river sand? (The one used for contrsuction).
Thank you
yes and yes. You will need to build a food web.
Excelente video, sigo su canal desde hace un tiempo, hace 3 años mis dos acuarios los tengo ahora siguiendo lo que dice Diana Walstad y los consejos que usted ha dado en sus videos y tengo mis dos acuarios muy sanos, parecen una jungla y llenos de vida, felicitaciones por su canal y espero seguir aprendiendo mucho de usted, saludos..............
Father Fish, you take the fear and anxiety out of keeping fish. Just like God wants us to be when we replicate His wonders. Thank you.
Hi all, thank you for this. I am working my way to this learning about plants, water, and fish. Instructions for a rubber lined pond anywhere???
Nice info ❤
Qn: Diana Walstad recommended waiting out 6 weeks post submergence of the substrate before planting the tank. She deduced that it stimulates better plant growth, as the substrate fully converts from a soil substrate to an aquatic sediment. What are your thoughts on this practice, Father Fish? Would it be advantageous in practice?
She is, of course, corrdfct. The chelation takes at least that long. With sand the plants can be planted immediately and are not subject to the intensity of soil chelating. They derive nutrients early on and are able to sustain in a matter of a few days. Walstad never tried sand. Her most recent edition does recommend sand.
@@FatherFish Ah, I see. So, that is why you always recommend a sand cap. Ok, got it! Thank you very much, Father Fish! 😄👍
Here in the netherlands its easy to set up these type of tanks. We have an abundance of creeks and ponds, our outside water quality is good and our tapwater is good so it's hard to screw it up tbh
i will try this week. ..let's see.
The thing I think ppl tend to be ignorant about is time in a natural tank. I set up a deep substrate hybrid of Father Fish and Alex Williamson styles over a year ago. My hair grass literally just in the past 2 months started to really take off. The roots on my crypts were visible through the glass in a couple months, but the hair grass took almost a year to see those webs of roots and shoots all over the carpeted area all the way through 5+ inches of substrate. Give it time peeps. It needs more than the blink of and eye. Maybe even two shakes of a lamb's tail! 🤣✌️
I absolutely love your approach to fish keeping, and honestly trust your advice above anyone else's. My question is simple though. I've heard that you can't have a sustained ecosystem with any less than a 10 gallon tank. I only have one betta, which has been very happy in his 1.3 gallon, which I want to upgrade to a 5 gallon planted tank following your guidelines. The main question is... is it possible to have a sustainable ecosystem following your "formula" in a 5 gallon betta tank? Is it possible in the current 1.3 gallon I currently have? Very much appreciate any response in advance!
Yes it is.
2 months ago, and I didn't ever see the notification 🙄 I ended up getting a 9 gallon, and now have a community tank with my betta, 3 ember, and 3 black emperor tetras living very happily together. The tank was planted with 2 anubias attached to a piece of driftwood, and several octopus plants in the back, along with duckweed. The plants have been growing so much now that I need to do some maintenance and trim a bunch out. I never had a single bit of ammonia or nitrites from day 1. The tank was basically cycled from the start. Everything is thriving.
Very informative and reassuring. Thank you! One question, can more sand be added once the tank is established, without detriment to the system?
Yes, absolutely
Father Fish for President🎉🎉
I will do his ways in my 75 gallons next week
Father Fish. I absolutely love your channel and the science behind what you say. I have a question concerning a dead fish. We all experience a dead friend at times and I have read online you need to remove the fish body immediately lest your aquarium have a spike in ammonia. However, I have found, maybe because I love snails in my aquariums, that the body is quickly consumed by both snails and my corry cats and plecos. Is it really that bad to leave the body there to return its nutrients to nature? (My goal when I pass is to do the same but regulations make it very difficult).
BTW - I am using your method for all my new tanks and things go splendidly! Will be purchasing some plants and your nutrient mix (ran out of my own) very, very soon!
As long as it's not a huge fish, it gets added to the nutrients of the tank.
here is my plan, i have great success growing plants in deep 6'' terra cotta flower pots. and you can have a bare bottom or a shallow gravel layer if you use pots, you don't need to fill your entire aquarium with 6 -8 inches of soil. i use potting soil in the pot with gravel over it. now i have bought planter baskets used for ornamental water lillies. i will fill them with potting soil and plant them with water plants. these planter baskets are 12X12X 8 inches deep and 9X9X6 and can be used to create a cliff-like wall with foreground plants in front of it. chewy has them, maybe amazon. planting in baskets has advantages, you can easily remove them if you want to break down the tank or treat it with meds/salt.
I have 1" of soil in my tanks and plant everything.
the guy you had on yesterday had a tank with a carpet of dwarf sag, which he said stays short, and goes through cycles where it stops growing. then he showed the next tank with a stand of the same plant that was a foot tall, he had it planted in deep sand or a pot, i forget now. he said he didn't know why there was such a difference. well that got my attention, i have the same plant and the same phenomena. in deep pots it grows well over a foot, but the runners coming out of the pots and carpeting the bottom are only a couple inches tall. i conclude from both of these situations that it has a hard time growing in a shallow substrate, possibly stunting it. anyway i like the idea of deep planting, getting big plants, and these baskets will fit nicely in a 75 Gal. i want amazon swords to fill up the tank, possibly like your ''mother plant''. (do you remember woolworth's pet dept? they sold sword plants for 19 cents each, i think i bought everyone they had. they also had lake malawi cichlids when they were a new fish for $4, and they had imported wild type green bettas, man i miss those days.) i believe you stated that $50 ''mother plant'' was in a pot as well.( i had a mellon sword once that grew 18'' stems and the leaves floated on the surface. it was great.) the only other way to do it is build a rock wall to retain the soil and keep it from spilling all over the tank eventually. these baskets will be spill proof and easy to hide from view. i bet those red lilly bulbs you sell will grow like gangbusters in them. anyway i live in dc and saulsbury is 90 minutes away. i'll bring a ruler....
Hi, I've watched 20+ of your videos, and I can't wait to restart my gravel based aquarium, I've been struggling with for more than a year. Now I know why. There's however one thing that still worries me. You say that water changes are not required, but it's still necessary to refill tank as water evaporates. Doesn't it lead to steadily increasing water hardness? Unless RO water is used for refill.
The plants need the minerals in the water.
@@FatherFish Does it mean I should refill tank with tap water? Or should I use RO / demineralized water?
@@blackredroll tap
@FatherFish would it be beneficial to collect substrate from a lake or streams and collect plants from a well planted lake and use those in an aquarium rather that buying soils and sands from a store?
the wild soil should be about half of the soil. Add peat and compost to enrich it. Cap with sand
11:19 CHEERS!
Does sand for reptiles work? They don't have aquarium sand at my local store.
Boooom, patreon got stale, I'm a RUclips member now instead 🙏
fatherfish, I want to ask the maximum number of fish in a 5 gallon aquarium, are snails and shrimp also included in that maximum number or is it only the number of fish that is limited, thank you fatherfish
Yes, shrimp & snails contribute waste to the tank. I think 1"of animal still = 1 gal of water. Ie 20 gal fish tank, you can have 20" total of all animals.
you have such eloquence..if you could read my vcr instructions and i would have known how to work mine...lol..you make my brain pay attention
What is a good approach to rinsing sand?
hose in a bucket
I have Stoney River aquarium sand in black. I have a 29gal year old tank with two oranda and a few shrimp. My tank is fairly established with 1anubas and 10 jaa ferns that keep putting off babies. Green alge salad on the back wall a few hitchhiker snails that I see on occasion, some black alge on the plants. I didn't see the dirt bottom till after I put everything together. Should I drain and keep everything and put dirt on tue bottom and then putt my tank back togethor old water and all? Or do you think 2-3 inches of the sand I have will be ok? Such a cute face Grandfather Fish ♡
I won't say too much on the topic as I'm not the wonderful FF fella himself, but I will say if you break it down to dirt it, may as well keep the old water, and anything else you can. Old stuff is good stuff.
I have some smaller projects that I use for temporary things that do quite well with nothing but sand and plants, as long as there is enough waste being produced, and plenty of plants.
From my very basic understanding, the deeper more complex core principles presented in Father Fish's methodology, (By those more in the know than I), when properly implemented, will turn a tank from a short-term tank with an expiry date potentially, or more maintenance than one would prefer, into a long-term balanced ecosystem that does better without our interference more often than not. Other than a little cheeky feed here and there of course, to make ourselves feel better. It's a VERY deep topic, stick around and hear him out, or jump on the Discord better yet. It's crazy fun in there, and full of some real smart people.
Add two to three inches of sand, add lots more plants too..
But do it gradually not all at once
Have to plant into substrate
My 10 gallon tank has too much dirt and too much of a sand cap. The tank is heavily planted and always cloudy. Should I take apart tank and redo substrate? Can I reuse the dirt and sand I started with? Reuse some of them water? What would you do in this situation? I have yellow minnows and dwarf corys. And a ton of Father Fish plants!
Install a sponge filter. The tank will clear up. Be patient. If all is good - the fish and plants are healthy - be patient.
EXCELLENT VIDEO! ... I totally agree with you ... your words and thoughts are a great inspiration and motivation! ... THANK YOU! ... Cheers from Austria!
You could buy what's called a bag of bugs it's a biodiversity bag of leaf material and tons of different species of bugs and microfauna and Flora
About to put fish in soon
Hello. Just to confirm. Can I use regular potting soil on the bottom? Thanks
Also I already have fish. So as I make these changes can I put the fish in a bucket? I don’t have another tank. Can they survive in there for a couple of hours? Thanks again
Yes you can! Go to the SHOAL and learn the formula. The link is at fatherfish.fish
I am wanting to create a planted tank with Rice with Medaka as their companions. Any suggestions or resources to fit the best parameters for them? shallow water and will add to the substrate as time goes on.
Outdoor tubs are great for these fish.
My dirt and sand substrate I build with your advice and product. It's a 75gal tank. I have a layer of, what appears to be, green algae. Is this a good thing? My plants are doing fine. Should I and more sand ? Any advice you can give me will be appreciated!!!
I'm planning my tank following your guidelines. What do you think of a under gravel filter under the dirt and sand layers?
It will destroy the tank.
Hey FF!, im creating the supplement by myself since im located outside the US. Just wanted to know what kind of marine buffer i can use since im struggling to find any kind online. Thanks.
Hi, I’m from the Philippines and very new to the hobby. I’m very very interested and wants to start and a tank like yours. Would you recommend a mix of potting soil, peat moss and aqua soil?
No peat moss, it acidifies water. Make sure the potting soil is natural and without any added fertilisers, pure natural soil with Father Fish supplement works better. Aqua soil can be great to add.
buffers are critical as are humics.
yes discord.gg/father-fish-shoal
Hi. I live in Florida and worry about collecting leaf debris in my local lakes. First, alligators. Second, fertilizer and chemical runoff getting into my tank. Any suggestions?
Take from a water source you know there is loads of fish and other creatures already living without any problems. If animals can live in it outside, they can also live with it in a aquarium.
use common sense and what @morganiothegamer said
@@TheRealEvilSink Yeah, I like the idea of having an ideal bio system going for a couple of months before adding fish.
fish and inverts are part of a bio system
@@FatherFish So, one needs the other? Thank you sir. Love your videos!
My tank has been established for over 6 years however lately I've noticed bubbles rising up from the substrate as I clean the tank and disturb the substrate.
I have a thick substrate consisting of Peat Moss, Fluval Stratum soil, Bali sand & Aragonite (as I also have Mystery snails) I don't use any C02 filters but do add Potassium and Flourish Advance. As well as Equilibrium. As I noticed the plants getting an algae on them even though they grow like mad. Why would that happen? My fish breed like crazy and almost once a month I take a bucketful of sword tails, guppies, mollies and platys to the local Aquarium store, the only one I trust as they don't sell live fish as food. So at least I know they're going to be okay. I also use Fluval UVC Clarifier so not sure why the plants have like a fluffy algae, can I do something to rid this? Thank you for your advice.
Wow the substrate of the 22yo tank behind you is so deep woohoo~~~
Adding pond water is safe in aquariums
would this style of planted tank work in a 5 or 10 gallon tank?
yes
what about the akadama? I used it until now in my betta aquariums, but I would like to try your method. Would it be better to remove the akadama or could I use it as the soil part along with real plant soil?
the formula for the soil is posted in the SHOAL. Akadama is good as the soil ingredient for the substrate. There are other ingredients.
What is the formula for your soil for your substrate on a tank? I have a 55 gallon tank and I need a formula for your soil and what type of sand do you use? You use pool filter sand?
The formula is posted with help in the Father Fish Shoal. Go to fatherfish.fish and click on the linmk at the top.
A question if I may: my planted deep bed tank is growing a soil like layer at the top of the substrate. Should I cap it with more sand? The bed is already 5 inches deep. Many thanks!
It might be a good idea. What you are seeing is most likely mulm/detritus judging by your comment.
Sand cap can act like a storage for it. It will eventually find its way down into the sand, but it is a slow process. But it is not necessary per say, mulm and detritus is not dangerous. In fact it may be helping, since a lot of microfauna eats it.
Keep in mind that if you do end up deciding to cover it with more sand, that all that will most likely go into the water column and may take a few weeks to settle down again.
Many thanks. I was not clear, it is at the top of the substrate, about 5mm below the top, not on top of the substrate.
@@infpmatt Then thats very good! That means the process i was mentioning is taking place and the sandcap is taking it all up. I would not add any more cap unless there is some other reason you can think of, where that would be needed.
I cannot remember for the life of me what the process is actually called, so you can read more about it. But hopefully someone can come along to tell us :)
There is another youtuber Father Fish recently had a interview/talk with called Fishtory (secret history living in your aquarium) who has several videos on deep substrates and processes that take place in the substrate too, which are very good. I watch several and Father Fish and Fishtory are my favorites.
Thanks again, really good news all is well :)
If this is happening naturally after the initial setup, you can just leaveit, because that's the "nature". The nature will handle it.
What 🍺 beer father fish drinking ?
What is the best way to replant plants or cuttings?
1" into the soil, lay on their side to make more nodule contact.
How do you feel about fluval stratum only as a substrate?
inadequate.
Для улавливания мелкой взвеси в воде помогает синтепон, ватные диски или просто кухонная салфетка из микрофибры, одетая на заборную губку фильтра. Очень быстрый результат очистки. Ваш природный подход к биологии аквариума был в ходу в Советском Союзе после Второй Мировой войны. 😄 Всё новое- это хорошо забытое старое
But handy knowledge to have today and saves money in the long run