Hi, I did a newbie. I have a salt tank for decades then I decided to switch to freshwater. I gave away all my corals, live rock fish, substrate to start anew.
The person I gave them too said he had some substrate for me. I received two bags of aqua sl. It says it was for shrimp so I thought that sounds good.
Anyway, I did not read the instructions. I added the dragon stone, aqua sl (about 2-3 inches) in my 50 gallon tank. I added water, conditioner and then bacteria. And wait.
I am really planning to just have my beautiful rocks and some neons and guppies for now. Cherry s