Hello all,
This is my first poster ever! Though I have appreciated this site immensely over the years as I have grown into the hobby. My question is this:
If I take previously used ADA Amazonia soil from an older tank of mine, clean & rinse it, dry it in the oven, sift it to get the smallest particles out, and use it in a current and established tank of mine, should I expect it to spike ammonia all over again? Or, because it's been used before (approximately 2 years old) has that phase passed and I can add it to the current tank to re-elevate a back corner without the worry?
My tank is fairly heavily planted, with a relatively small bio-load of about 9 green light tetras and 4 head and tail lights. It's a 36 gal bow-front and I use CO2.
Would any other details help you answer this?
Thanks,
Steve
This is my first poster ever! Though I have appreciated this site immensely over the years as I have grown into the hobby. My question is this:
If I take previously used ADA Amazonia soil from an older tank of mine, clean & rinse it, dry it in the oven, sift it to get the smallest particles out, and use it in a current and established tank of mine, should I expect it to spike ammonia all over again? Or, because it's been used before (approximately 2 years old) has that phase passed and I can add it to the current tank to re-elevate a back corner without the worry?
My tank is fairly heavily planted, with a relatively small bio-load of about 9 green light tetras and 4 head and tail lights. It's a 36 gal bow-front and I use CO2.
Would any other details help you answer this?
Thanks,
Steve