Can I use regular dirt as aquarium substrate/?
by Aquaboy on Saturday, March 13th, 2010 | 7 Comments
Will it be beneficial for a planted tank?
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no
Be wary, very wary, I wouldn’t personally unless you know exactly how that soil has been produced. It could have all sorts of properties which may boost, say, the nitrates to a point it kills off your fish!
If you want ferts for a planted tank look into specially designed for planted tanks like Flourite, these shouldn’t effect things like nitrate and be both beneficial for the plants and harmless for the fish and inverts!
Don’t use dirt or your fishes water will always be dirty and will cause your fish to die.
I suggest you dont, it will turn to mud and your tank will look like a swamp.
You can use potting mix which is a chunkier mix of bark, pummice rock and compost then cover that with a layer of gravel.
But just dirt, going to be MESSY.
Ian
No,it will kill you fish.The water will be dirty.Use rocks,gravel,or sand(even live sand!).Hope this helps!:)
Peat is sometimes used as substrate (usually with gravel or sand on top) – but regular dirt from outside, don’t. Read up on fish websites to figure out what exactly is safe
Research the “Walstad Method”, developed by Diana Walstad, in which potting soil (topped with gravel) is used as an aquarium substrate for planted aquariums.
If you aren’t planning on having a planted tank however, I wouldn’t recommend using soil. The mess involved is a big enough negative to avoid it, not to mention the potential for contamination, etc.