After two+ years of cleaning and water changes i have noticed a reduction in the substrate in the area not covered with rock.
With my plants growing good and the guppies happy a teardown of the tank is not an option i will consider.
So what to do?
Bags of mineralized soil.
Have used this method with vary good results with Cryptocoryne and Vallisneria planting directly in the bags.
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First thing was to boil the soil in a pot on the stove to kill off any bugs (the soil has been sitting outside exposed to the elements in a tub for 3+- years) and strand through a colander then added unscented bleach to kill off anything that survived and boiled again.
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Spread out on cookie sheet and cut to size let sun dry for 2 or 50 days (don’t leave in the rain) finish in a 350f oven until good and dry or the old lady notices you are making mud brownies...
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After the mud dries place the bricks in pantyhose tie off the ends to make a form fitting bag.
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At this point you can sew a plant onto the bag or lay it on the existing substrate.
Onto the substrate it goes. Being a dry brick in a bag it stays where you put it nicely and does not murky up the water.
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Adding rocks will hide the bags. Clean the rocks good!!!
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:D...Now its time to find something to plant there...:D
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