Has Anyone Tried This On There Planted Tanks

[seanie112]

hi seen this on the net and wonder has anyone done wot he has done to hes tank

using
hes tank set up

Akadama Journal

After the success of my 25 litre PFK tank using Akadama as a substrate I decided it was time to change the three and a half year old silica sand in my 200 litre Rena tank over to Akadama. The planned day arrived and the rest of the family went shopping at Bluewater to give me some space.

Tank Details:
200 litre Rena tank
Eheim 2028 filter
Aquamas external CO2 reactor
Hydor ETH300 heater
Arcadia T5 Luminaire Approx 4WPG for 8 hours straight
PMDD+PO4 dosing

I decided that because I had loads of shrimp and some fish I'd pre treat the Akadama to prevent the KH from dropping which is common with baked clay substrates. If you plan on setting up a new tank with no livestock for a while, then the pre-treating could be skipped.

I calculated that three bags of Akadama should be enough. This was all emptied into a dustbin and the following was added to a bucket of water to try and dissolve:
120g Calcium carbonate
105g Magnesium sulphate
30g Potassium sulphate


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let us know wot you think
was thinking abt trying it !!!

 

[SuperColey1]

Yes they have!!! JamesC is also a member of this site

AC

 

[seanie112]

oh right cool ill see if i can find him on here