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Old 11-02-2012, 07:38 PM   #1
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I m setting up my first shrimp tank with plant,wat is the ideal soil to use?Need advise from the pro here . Thanks!
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Old 11-02-2012, 08:51 PM   #2
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how big is your tank???

Benibachi soil works well for me.
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Old 11-02-2012, 09:00 PM   #3
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I m setting up my first shrimp tank with plant,wat is the ideal soil to use?Need advise from the pro here . Thanks!
Use this GEX Shrimp and Plant soil .for 2ft tank a pkt 8kg is enough ! The rest need other sifu advise Liao . I'm jus a newbie too hehe!
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Old 11-02-2012, 09:32 PM   #4
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how big is your tank???

Benibachi soil works well for me.
My is a 3 ft tank bro .
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Old 11-02-2012, 09:44 PM   #5
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Use this GEX Shrimp and Plant soil .for 2ft tank a pkt 8kg is enough ! The rest need other sifu advise Liao . I'm jus a newbie too hehe!
So u mean use 2 type of soil mix together ?
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Old 12-02-2012, 03:26 PM   #6
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I have bad experience for GEX soil....PH buffering for very short period only.

If not in a rush...can try using ADA soil.

As for how to add other thing. U can search the forum many bros have posted step by step.
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Old 12-02-2012, 09:52 PM   #7
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I have bad experience for GEX soil....PH buffering for very short period only.

If not in a rush...can try using ADA soil.

As for how to add other thing. U can search the forum many bros have posted step by step.
bro ,how much to fill up a 3 ft tank ?where can get at a cheaper price ?
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Old 12-02-2012, 09:59 PM   #8
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You might want to try using ADA New Soil. Im using it for my 2ft tank and everything works fine.
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Old 12-02-2012, 10:50 PM   #9
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What is your tank dimension, my 3x1.5x1.5 is using 4 x packet benibachi soil.
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Old 12-02-2012, 11:02 PM   #10
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That will depends on how thick you wants your soil. Can see my sticky in the invert forum on the soil calculation.

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