Enrich Your Substrate

Discover the Essential Supplement Ingredients for a Thriving Deep Substrate Father Fish Foodweb Aquarium! In this enlightening YouTube video we dive deep into the world of aquarium building and explore the crucial supplemental ingredients required to foster a flourishing environment for the entire food web. How to Setup a Natural Aquarium THE FATHER FISH SHOAL on Discord is a wonderful way to meet and make new fishy friends as well as get the help you need. 24/7 live on Discord: You can buy plants, soil supplement, leaf culture & more: Father Fish Facebook Page FatherFish “Keep It Dirted“ T-Shirt: FatherFish T-Shirt: FatherFish Apparel: ***How to Set Up a Dirted Substrate*** DEEP SUBSTRATE INSTRUCTIONS YOUTUBE/FATHER FISH 1. Mix 2 quarts peat moss, 1 quart potting soil, ½ quart compost, and 1/2 cup additive per 20 gallon tank. 2. Add water to create a thick mud pie consistency, similar to wet concrete Let sit for 2 hrs minimum or overnight. 3. Carefully place 1” of the mixture into tank. Spray to rinse mud splashes. Do not add more than 1” of the mud mixture. 4. Add 2“ of dry or rinsed sand to cover soil. 5. Carefully add water. Use a cover on the sand (plate, bowl, plastic bag…) to prevent disturbing substrate. 6. Add hardscape, decorations, filter, and light. 7. Plant heavily with fast growing stem plants (anachris, watersprite, Val, cabomba). Bury roots 1“ into the sand. 8. Lighting should be left on 24/7 for at least a week. 9. Add a few small fish on day 2. 10. Do not feed for 3 days. Then very tiny amounts. More fish can be added weekly. 2 add portion of your resurrection jar ( to begin developing a food web. Sit back and enjoy your masterpiece. You have successfully created a Father Fish Deep Substrate Living Aquarium. Congratulations! 0:00 Intro 0:10 Substrate Supplement 1:24 Biochar 1:55 Worm Castings 2:13 Diatomaceous Earth 3:41 Dolomitic Limestone 4:28 Baking Soda 5:14 Epsom Salt 6:05 Ferrous Sulfate 6:54 Blood Meal 7:07 Bone Meal 7:26 Mycorrhizae 8:00 Natural Fertilizer 8:36 Not a strict formula 9:23 First order gets THIS bag #FATHERFISH #deepsubstratetank #naturalaquarium #plantedtank #plantedaquarium #dirtedtank #walstad #naturalaquarium #deepsubstrateaquarium #balancedaquarium #selfsustainingaquarium #healthyaquarium #sandsubstrate #deepsubstrate #naturalsubstrate
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