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Originally Posted by oregonaqua
aaront love the article!!! and im going to start it in my 55gal (hopefully) sometime next week.
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Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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the clay i can find but where are some places to find the potash, dolomite, and i really want to get that 3m black sand. i cant wait to start this!!!!
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I found the potash at my local garden center. It's the Hoffman brand sold as Muriate of Potash. The Dolomite is an Estes product that my LFS carries regularly. Crushed coral would probably work too, though the dolomite is nice because it's a much slower release. The 3M sand I found by using their website.
3M Worldwide Look up Colorquartz under their products and follow the links to find the nearest dealer.
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2nd ?. i like the plants i have now will i have to dump them because they have some algae on them? or will the algae go away because the nutrients are more locked up in the soil?
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Nah, I never throw away healthy plants with algae on them, only dead ones.
The algae won't go away because of the nutrients locked up in the soil. The algae will eventually go away because the water column will have little to no available nutrients in it for it to thrive. An algae clean-up crew is also a good idea.
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this will be my first soil tank besides my 4gal nano and im still doing that emersed growth style (im scared to flood it because it looks so good now and i dont wanna mess it up lol)
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I understand your fears completely. It took me a couple of years to try this method and even then I only used a small 20 gallon tank to begin with. A little patience will be greatly rewarded.
