I have read that the dirt needs to settle in and can release some ammonia for a time.
Dirted tank carpet on cap.
If you have good water flow it will usually aggregate in a little depression somewhere.
I could do eco complete but i want to do a dhg carpet and im not a fan of how the dhg grew in my last tank with eco complete.
If the cap breaks and some soil leaks out it will eventually settle on top of the sand cap.
Issue was i moved my tanks to and from college and every time i moved some of the dirt would seep through the cap.
If you added 3 4 of dirt cap it with 3 4 of sand gravel ensuring that the cap is even in all places of the tank.
I also have a fully cycled filter on the tank along with the used substrate.
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I like using a sand cap in tanks where i anticipate cap breakage cleanup is easy and long lasting.
The tank has been up and running for about a year and a half.
I used pool filter sand to cap my dirt and it works fine.
I had a dirted 5g back in the day with a full carpet and some crazy gorgeous crypts.
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It got sooooo messy.
The cap is also about an inch thick.
The cap done properly will hold your dirt where it is supposed to be and out of the water column where it does not belong.
How to setup a dirted tank aquarium using soil.
Sometimes dirt soil tanks have problems like water becoming clou.
Picking out the right carpet plant for your aquarium is certainly tough especially when trying to select the right plants for beginners.
Hey guys here s a quick video showing if your dirted tank is capped correctly you will not have a muddy mess.
What is the best cap for a dirted tank.
Planting in a dirted tank.
Here is where many people s processes on dirting tanks start to diverge.
Additionally your aquarium lighting will affect every plant differently with some plants thriving in low light situations better than others.
The reason for the reused capping substrate is i d like to see if i can make this tank immediately inhabitable.
Carpet plants also offer an alternative to floating or vertically growing plants in their aquarium.
