Aquarium owners face uneven substrate in their tanks
16 posts in the last 30 days, all from r/Aquariums.
“Hey everyone just providing an update/ beginner nerves haha. So I noticed the water was low and I topped it off. Then I noticed this on a big spider wood. Is this normal? (End photo) How does everything look so far, I tested the water and it is in the nitrogen cycle. I added…”
“I do not have fish yet. This was supposed to be a simple planted 10 gallon betta tank. Acidic soft water was the hope. I set it up 2 weeks ago with Fluval Stratem, boiled driftwood, anubias, Brazilian pennywort, java fern, and Christmas moss glued to the wood and a big quartz…”
“I’m trying to find out what the best way would be to reach the right parameters for them. Is crushed coral substrate the best way to go about this?”
Several aquarium enthusiasts are dealing with uneven substrate in their tanks, leading to aesthetic concerns and potential issues with plant growth or fish behavior. They seek advice and solutions for leveling the substrate.
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“Hey everyone just providing an update/ beginner nerves haha. So I noticed the water was low and I topped it off. Then I noticed this on a big spider wood. Is this normal? (End photo) How does everything look so far, I tested the water…”
“I do not have fish yet. This was supposed to be a simple planted 10 gallon betta tank. Acidic soft water was the hope. I set it up 2 weeks ago with Fluval Stratem, boiled driftwood, anubias, Brazilian pennywort, java fern, and Christmas moss glued to the wood and a big quartz rock. There's jungle val and dwarf hairgrass planted in the stratem and heart leaf philodendron and begonia cuttings stuck in the top. I had been running 2 sponge filters, but added a hob last night. It does have a litt”
“I have 1 betta, 2 snails in there, all natural wood and rocks submitted by /u/xbdp [link] [comments]”
“Is it normal for my fish to do this? What should I do? Add more rocks? submitted by /u/Demonischis-Pazuzu [link] [comments]”
“I’m trying to find out what the best way would be to reach the right parameters for them. Is crushed coral substrate the best way to go about this? submitted by /u/masterbulk [link] [comments]”
“I have 8 cardinal tetras and 6 panda Corys and a dwarf gourami and a crypt, ambulia,flame moss and a java fern submitted by /u/iamtheelo [link] [comments]”
“How do you guys that keep corydpras manage with them rummaging through the substrate and messing up everything submitted by /u/SaMxixAM23 [link] [comments]”
“This is my first aquarium and it is Walstad Method One month old submitted by /u/Maximum-Parfait8627 [link] [comments]”
“the tank was very poorly kept and has these very hard growths that look vaugly like a coraline algea but its a freshwater tank submitted by /u/phoenix_master42 [link] [comments]”
“I hated the painted gravel I put in when I first started fish keeping so I did some layered substrate some driftwood and more variety in my plants submitted by /u/SharkDuck- [link] [comments]”
“hello friends!! im a 15 year old somewhat new fishkeeper so i just wanted to ask some questions! this is my first real tank, its a 10 gal stocked with 6 kuhli loaches, 7 mystery snails, ghost/cherry shrimp, an ungodly amount of bladder snails (i need help with these), and some baby guppies! here are my questions -is there anything good to do with the bladder snails when i remove them from the tank? as of right now i dont mind them but they’re slowly increasing in population -i used to have adult”
“This platy has been like this for about a week (could’ve been longer cuz it looks mostly normal, just when I noticed it). Acting normal and not getting any worse. My other 4 platies and honey gourami are all good. Water quality: pH-7.6, GH-7dGH, KH-4dKH Amm-0, Ni-0, Na-20-30 Any ideas? submitted by /u/mfakie12 [link] [comments]”