Garlands Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 I'm reading everywhere that Controsoil is the way to go for CRS breeding tanks. However, I already have black sand (yes, I feel silly now) as the substrate in my planted 20g. Exactly how important is it to have a good substrate like Controsoil, as adverse to sand? If I want to add Controsoil to a tank that already has shrimp in it, will it be a danger to the shrimp? Can I gradually mix it in with the sand in small increments? What's my best course of action? Thanks in advance! KlimparOn, Edwardnah and MableBile 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Controsoil used in Bee shrimp tank is to buffer the pH to desire range. Inert substrate like black sand can't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpscales Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Just a heads up on adding controsoil to existing tanks. I just set up two ten gallon tanks with controsoil that leached ammonia for two months. It wasn't quite as bad as ADA but bad enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Filtering thru peat is about your only option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julianzh Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 i went with Brightwell Aquatics FlorinVolcanit Plant Substrate, no ammonia and super clean. also, no shrimp death when i added into my bare bottom tank. but require ro/di water to keep ph low. EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 i went with Brightwell Aquatics FlorinVolcanit Plant Substrate, no ammonia and super clean. also, no shrimp death when i added into my bare bottom tank. but require ro/di water to keep ph low. controsoil makes the soil for brightwell. so very similar. I believe brightwell adds something but not sure what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Just a heads up on adding controsoil to existing tanks. I just set up two ten gallon tanks with controsoil that leached ammonia for two months. It wasn't quite as bad as ADA but bad enough. I also set up two ten gallon tanks with controsoil and didn't have any ammonia leach. So that's interesting. Do you know what your ph is garlands? And do you already have shrimp in the tank? EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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