This is after day 1,
Added a wall of gravel + 1½ inch soil and capped with 1½ inch gravel.
Running 2 filters Aquaclear 70 and Fluval 205
Will be putting in more plants once the water clears up , If it clears up lol
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I will be interested to know how you are doing. This is pretty much what I just setup. On my side, on inch of top soil and one inch at the very most of play sand. The 3 Corys seem to enjoy the sand :)
How is your water color at the moment? I was thinking for the next week days doing 50% water changes everyday to try and remove that brown color
It's pretty crystal clear. I did not do any water change.
lucky, I did 1 water change 25% No luck was still brown, then I got frustrated today and did 90% water change, Now its crystal clear.
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Lol indeed, looking good.
When I set up the tank, I filled it up with 6 inches of water to confirm it was level then drained it but left about 1/4 of an inch of water. I was too lazy to sponge this out. Then I put the soil and let it absorb the water for over 24 hours. My sand was not completely cleaned yet and needed more rinsing. Then I put the sand, and the plants and added water.