The point has come that I am redoing my main tank and ive decided to put a bit more thought into a few things. I have been using exoterra plantation soil as my substrate (I chose this before I found this awesome site and was convinced by the results of all these beautiful vivs)
I have a pretty wet enclosure due to a drip wall going straight into my substrate and a waterfall also somewhat dripping into it so the additional ingredients that help with drainage would be helpful along with a better environment for microfauna. Problem is im a bit unsure about a few of the ingredients and where to find them locally.
Ingredients to make your own batch of ABG from what ive researched (aka what Pumilo and frogboy wrote an informative post on) are
-milled peat (home depot i have found something suitable, does milled just mean running it through a blender?)
-milled sphagnum moss (i have found something suitable)
-fine charcoal (i have found this, but by fine does that mean just crushing it?)
-fine tree fern fiber (is this critical? Its difficult to find without ordering online which I am not to keen on doing..)
-fine orchid bark (anyone know of a particular brand that would be good from home depot or lowes?)
Thanks
I have a pretty wet enclosure due to a drip wall going straight into my substrate and a waterfall also somewhat dripping into it so the additional ingredients that help with drainage would be helpful along with a better environment for microfauna. Problem is im a bit unsure about a few of the ingredients and where to find them locally.
Ingredients to make your own batch of ABG from what ive researched (aka what Pumilo and frogboy wrote an informative post on) are
-milled peat (home depot i have found something suitable, does milled just mean running it through a blender?)
-milled sphagnum moss (i have found something suitable)
-fine charcoal (i have found this, but by fine does that mean just crushing it?)
-fine tree fern fiber (is this critical? Its difficult to find without ordering online which I am not to keen on doing..)
-fine orchid bark (anyone know of a particular brand that would be good from home depot or lowes?)
Thanks