Which soil do you prefer?

[alvinchan80]

Bro alvinchan, i think gex soil ph is going to rise soon , 2 weeks back i tested ph was 5.8 now its 6

One more thing i notice , DW does some buffering of ph, correct me if im wrong , dont flame me ok , hehehe

I believe driftwood does pull down abit of PH..

But GEX soil can't really last long.. To me, it's not that good and also break down easily...

[avex30]

Personally gex 3-4 months cycling 6.2-6.4 after that 6.5 than climb
Benibachi 8-9 months cycling 6.2 maintain 6.4 5th month 6.5 and climbing
Help soil so far winner tremendous speed cycling 6.5 2nd month 6.6 and than all the way to 7

[xconnect.]

For my gex crisis i just Decom ChangE to my this current mosura soil mixture.
It really depends what You are keeping
And after some post I saw from arofanatics and aq I am really worried about the Singapore tap water ph lowering effect then plus soils ph buffering some people get very low ph in their tanks( melts shrimp XD)
Any water pro know what new stuff They(pub)add in? For me I use bottle water
So I'm not affected

[darrentyl]

So far had tried ADA and mosura soil only.

Might want to try crimson breeder soil for my next project.

[DaCross]

Hi guys, after reading the posts, I got a few questions.. What is the lifespan of ADA Amazonia II and new Amazonia? Another thing is, when you guys use bottled water, you meaning those distilled drinking water from supermarket?

[cherabin]

Hehehe why don't you utilize it and tell us the results.

I am on the 'brink' of setting up the tank. Will start this weekend with the decommissioning of a current tank and using DSM for a small patch of mini moss foreground

[avex30]

Hi guys, after reading the posts, I got a few questions.. What is the lifespan of ADA Amazonia II and new Amazonia? Another thing is, when you guys use bottled water, you meaning those distilled drinking water from supermarket?

The rough estimation is about 12 months might be longer depending on your water change frequency also whether you treat your age water etc before change.

Yes bottle distill water.

[cheetf]

Yah, it all depends on if you have anything that buffers the water for example coral chips.

[DaCross]

HI Avex30 and cheetf,

Thanks!

[dake]

If I have to choose which soil I choose crimson/breeder soil, but there's option for soilless so I prefer soiless.....
Water parameter soiless : pH 6,0-6,2 GH 3 , tds 80, Taiwan bee, red/black bee , PRL ,PBl, WBS, AB, tangerine, all breed well.....
Water parameter crimson/breeder H 5,5 GH 3 tds 66 , all breed well also....

Maintain/configure your water first before used it, not use it first than maintain it.........

[sirbast]

Hi, using ADA New Amazonia, PH is abt 5.8 but when the lights go off, PH drops to 5.4. Is this range of PH suitable for CRS?
I read thru the stickies and info on the web, recommended PH is 6 to 6.5 but almost all seniors posted their PH to be high 5 and only a few are 6 and above.
So i guess my PH range is ok? Just got my CRS about 6 days ago and observing now. They are looking quite happy.

[cheetf]

Hi, using ADA New Amazonia, PH is abt 5.8 but when the lights go off, PH drops to 5.4. Is this range of PH suitable for CRS?
I read thru the stickies and info on the web, recommended PH is 6 to 6.5 but almost all seniors posted their PH to be high 5 and only a few are 6 and above.
So i guess my PH range is ok? Just got my CRS about 6 days ago and observing now. They are looking quite happy.

PH should be okay as long as you acclaimatise them slowly. Only issue with low ph and CRS is that their colors might not be so nice.

[paradox]

Wow New Amazonia soil PH is really low. Setting up a planted tank now, can't decide if New Amazonia or Amazonia 2 would be better! It's quite startling for such a low ph

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[Shadow]

have you finished your cycle? the ph should go up once you complete the cycle

[sirbast]

Cycled for about 4 weeks, PH did increase a little bit from 5.2/3 to 5.8

have you finished your cycle? the ph should go up once you complete the cycle

[crescebi]

Where is the New Amazonia soil available now?

[alvinchan80]

Where is the New Amazonia soil available now?

If I am not wrong, PetMart has their supply now.. Just went there last night..

[deltarun1]

Aiyah if I read this thread earlier I might have used Ada soil instead of gex for my new tank

[SirBest]

Where is the New Amazonia soil available now?

Saw a few packets at Polyart as well.

[14litre]

I should have read this thread earlier.

Just bought the H.E.L.P soil last weekend and didn't see any vote on this.

Any downside of this soil?