XJfella95
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When I first started my tank I originally put in black granit course sand and fine gravel. After doing research on accurate biotopes for my apistos and reading AGA back issues. I have decided that I want to remove this existing substrate because it's proving difficult to grow out smaller rooted plant species like lace swords micro grass and such.
What I'm entertaining is a removal and replacement with finer natural sand, a layer of latrite sp? And another layer of sand. Then replant the tank exactly the way I have now.
My water chemistry is stable at nearly zero across the board for ammonia, trite and trate. I suspect the culture in the deep substrate has something to do with this.
What are your opinions? Do you think my oversized bio filtration will be able to keep up with the change or should I do this in partials?
Bio load is 4 silver tip tetras, 2flame tetras, 1 aggi, 2 cacs. And 2 small algea eaters. For 15 gal.
What I'm entertaining is a removal and replacement with finer natural sand, a layer of latrite sp? And another layer of sand. Then replant the tank exactly the way I have now.
My water chemistry is stable at nearly zero across the board for ammonia, trite and trate. I suspect the culture in the deep substrate has something to do with this.
What are your opinions? Do you think my oversized bio filtration will be able to keep up with the change or should I do this in partials?
Bio load is 4 silver tip tetras, 2flame tetras, 1 aggi, 2 cacs. And 2 small algea eaters. For 15 gal.