It isnt enough dark to provide the atmosphere i want but i havent decide yet so it is still an option.In aquariums, the rocks are very used as a decorative element of a tank, and with the advancement of Aquascaping the demand for the most varied forms and qualities has increased. Īs for the stones you are right that Kei stones seem amazing in a planted setup. For the first time i will go with ada lean dosing and probably with ada fertilizers just to test companys system. I will for sure use tropica soil in a future project because i see that it has great reviews in general around web.įor fertilizers i used to dose EI at my tanks. I dont have a problem to do daily water changes but it isnt my best ofcourse due to my working schedule. I found an ada guide suggesting a water change every other day. I know that i should do water changes for the first 2 to 3 weeks but not in a daily basis. To be specific, i have the tourmaline, the special power sand (which contains bacter and the other additive i cant remember its name) and the soil. I bought the ''full package'' with all the additives. I am sorry for your bad experience with ada soil. then it becomes Trendy to assume vast pH & hardness effects and though a few spoke up saying they observed nothing of the sort - they’re drowned out by the masses If you go back far enough on American planted tank forums, lots of use of Seiryu type stones & no considerations over the possible carbonate effects. I had 20-40kg (ie a lot of Seiryu) in my 220l tank AND no water changes for 3 months AND very soft tap water. I also suspect the limestone effect is grossly overrated. Kei Stone is amazing with a green aquascape - try a few “orange” highlight plants rather than the “pink” redsĪlso choose suitable subtle fish ie cardinalstetras need not apply. adding to my subconscious ADA negativity)
next day my stone is “found” and delivered with 36h. until the business threatened legal action. (it was also “lost” by the postal service enroute AND they were insisting it had never existed. but you might be mostivating me to try & salvage something from the investment I have some Kei stone - ADA - it’s quite variable and although I chose WYSIWYG that is not what arrived. (in part after a negative ADA experience and zero support from the rep despite obvious quality issues with the soil) all those substrate additives have a purpose within the technique so if you’re skipping some, know what you’re doing instead Purogen isn't cheap & even though you can regenerate it has a limited lifespan (as do all ion exchange resins) so I wouldn’t waste it during the first several weeks of an ADA tank - ADA protocol is daily 50-90% water changes so that should ensure clear water anywayĪDA is also lean water column dosing - listen to Jurijs mit JS and GreenAqua discuss ADA methodology for minimal algae tanks. So in short just go with whatever you like aesthetically that is, so long as it doesn't contain arsenic, or some other poisonous mineral or compound vallis, crypts, Bucephalandra and anubias species and very probably a variety of mosses, to name a few. In fact I find it easier to grow some plants in hard water because they can synthesise carbon from bicarbonates e.g. Take a look at this Įither way, most plants and critters couldn't give a monkey's. I'm not sure of the exact geology of Kei stone, but it looks sedimentary and therefore it will also have carbonate content and will probably also raise TDS over time as well.
However, the process is often so slow it has minimal influence on water chemistry, especially when you factor in frequent and substantial water changes that reset it. That's what creates the interesting surfaces that we find so attractive.
Most of the rocks we like to scape with are sedimentary and therefore have some sort of carbonate content which makes them easily weathered and eroded. You don't need to worry about raising TDS or pH.
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