Why can't you just get a darker sand to mix in with it? Soil is not the best idea imo.
Awesome! Thank you!
Yes, this piece of wood is totally dry...
Also, (sorry for the extra question), but I want to mix a bit of soil in with the quikrete play sand to give it a more river substrate feel and color. But I don't want to wait like 3-6 months for a soil to "be ready" for fish... Is there any soil type I should look for that should be just fine to add into the 40g? Inert, so it won't affect water parameters at all.
I want my substrate to be of a darker coloration. Not black, like a mid-brown if you get what I'm saying? Lol. That's what I'm trying to go for...
Why can't you just get a darker sand to mix in with it? Soil is not the best idea imo.
Sadly I have not found any relatively cheap darker colored sands... Dang...I would never do this, using soil. Soil will be mud. While that is "authentic," it works in nature but not within the confines of an aquarium where this mess will cause problems, depending upon what is in it. The organic content is the prime source of the ammonia issue.
As for colour, one of the inert aquarium sands will work.
Thanks!! That's cool that you got a little accidental addition lol. "Happy little accidents"I had a brilliant rasbora in my Sumatra tank. He came in accidentally with some emerald eye rasboras. Really cool little fish, and will look amazing in a big group. Congratulations!
OH GOD! Im soooo sorryI've finally got caught up with this thread and now I'm exhausted to my very bones and need a lie down in a dark room....
Good to see you around. It's been a minute!I've finally got caught up with this thread and now I'm exhausted to my very bones and need a lie down in a dark room....
They'll be fineQuestion... Can all the plants I want survive in the 40h tank without many fish in there for sometime? They will have a really nice amount of high quality root tabs as well
Yayyy!!! Ok... That's awesome! So I'll get the Brilliant Rasboras to quarantine first when I set up the 40g!They'll be fine
Yup! Thats the species I'm speaking of. Sorry for not being more specific...For a month, probably. They get up to around 2" long and they're quite active, but they're also tough little critters and can put up with just about anything for a short time.
By the way, I assume you're talking about Rasbora borapetensis, correct? There's another species called "brilliant rasbora" that isn't nearly as cool IMO. R. borapetensis have red tails.