FREE Substrate for Planted Aquarium - Best for Plants #aquarium #nature

Best substrate for a planted aquarium is free and readily available everywhere. You just have to dig it up at the right place. Find out the ratios and which substrate to use in this short.

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[billydeewilliams]

I've struggled fish tanking for the past few years. Father Fish has shown me SO MUCH. KEEP IT REAL. I rarely feed my fish and shrimp. They are healthy and happy.

[cave.dweller.mediocrates]

Nature has all the tools anyone could ever need

[amsedelm]

Awesome! Working o n my first aquarium. I never thought I could enjoy this hobby

[SurvivalEZ]

You can use pond substrate as a really good nutrient layer if you don't have creek material.

[sunshinevalley]

Ima bout to go into my local creek literally so quickly

[kathyogden]

Thank you telling us all about fixing up are tanks.

[akabga]

I read an article from 1880 that said to do this for fish keeping.

[nickg]

Can we see a full vid of you setting up a tank start to finish 2023?

[EverydayNormalGuy]

If you create your substrate this way does the aquarium end up having any sort of smell to it? Just curious as my tank is in the kitchen and I’m not sure my wife would approve if it smells a bit. Thanks

[raygv]

Can you use worm castings as an additive in the soil layer? Is there any concern about making the soil too hot?

[rockyreyes]

Is a thin layer of silt okay to use as a barrier to separate the dirt from the bottom and the sand from the top

[cruton_]

I just used soil from my backyard then put sand on top and all my plants are thriving

[Muh_Username]

Would you recommend collecting any plants that grow locally in Florida ponds? If so which types

[natalienewton]

I have an established tank. Do i need to tear it all out and start over (i would if necessary) or is there another way to get the benefits of your method without seriously disturbing things?

[thylacine]

Fatherfish spreading real quality aquarium content. One of the real ones. Screw all the shitty aquarium fishtubers

[JustMe-ltcc]

What about parasites, Snails, and peat moss lowering PH?

[lucyt-c]

any suggestions about how to keep gold fish from digging up my beautiful plants in their healthy substrate ?

[drganesan]

Plant some vallisneria and dwarf hair grass some aponogeton species the aquarium will be great.

[winshowplace]

@FatherFish I live in NYC and there aren't any creeks. What does my substrate need?

[coreycoco]

Well too bad here in Louisiana we have straight mud. We don’t have creeks or sand or gravel