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I will soon be setting up a soil substrate aquarium. It will be my first attempt done in a 5 gallon tank. I have a question or two.
I've been reading up on this subject, and I ran across something that said Trumpet Snails are essential to help keep the substrate aerobic. With such a small tank, would a TS have sufficient soil and space to burrow to gain his food / nutrients?
Would there be another way to keep the soil base aerobic, like using less potting soil and a larger grain cap... say 1 inch of top soil and 1 inch of large grain cap?
There seems to be a lot of different ideas about what to use for a cap. The 2-3mm grain size seems to be a good choice. Where on earth would I find something like that? I assume the gravel at the LFS isn't the way to go.
I am having a hard time finding the answer to this question. Starting dry, I am not clear what this will do, nor what plants to use for that process. What would be the benefit of starting off this way?
Thanks in advance.
I've been reading up on this subject, and I ran across something that said Trumpet Snails are essential to help keep the substrate aerobic. With such a small tank, would a TS have sufficient soil and space to burrow to gain his food / nutrients?
Would there be another way to keep the soil base aerobic, like using less potting soil and a larger grain cap... say 1 inch of top soil and 1 inch of large grain cap?
There seems to be a lot of different ideas about what to use for a cap. The 2-3mm grain size seems to be a good choice. Where on earth would I find something like that? I assume the gravel at the LFS isn't the way to go.
I am having a hard time finding the answer to this question. Starting dry, I am not clear what this will do, nor what plants to use for that process. What would be the benefit of starting off this way?
Thanks in advance.