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You should never wash your ADA soil.
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Recently I had decided to switch to ADA soil. But no matter how many times i wash the soil, it is still milky and dirty. Is it normal? i have not put into the tank yet.
Thx.
You should never wash your ADA soil.
but the water is very dark and milky....almost muddy looking.
would the filteration be able to remove the "muddy water"?
The soil has broken down. The fastest way is to let the particles settle for a few days and top up with a fresh layer of ADA soil, to prevent further agitation. As a seller, we always tell our customers not to wash the soil to get the best results.Originally Posted by apitso
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Did you disturb the soil while filling up water? Just let the heavier soil gradually sink and the murkiness in the water can be cleared with a few weekly water changes. If the soil, like Thio has said, broken down, then top up with new ones. Fresh Aquasoil should be airtight, almost like vacuum sealed. If it has air, then a bit "lao hong".
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Also to add, you should see moisture in the bag.
That moisture keeps the soil fresh and prevents it from drying out and crumbling.
you shouldnt wash it at all
its not supposed to be washed
just open the bag and directly pour into tank for use
think your washing broke down the soil and crumbled alot of the soil granules
now its of course cloudy 'cause the soil been mashed into mud by the washing
you can still use it as the bottom layer. but top up on top with fresh aquasoil
fill water slowly and carefully
if its still bit cloudy don;t do anything
just leave it and let the filter (make sure put mechanical filter media) do its work
Should not wash the ada soil just pour in and than use the ada plastic bag cover over the ADA soil and then direct pour in the water to the plastic bag. .will save you alot of time and faster up your refill water time and make the water more clear instead cloudy.
Put a plastic bad or a sponge in the tank and pour water over it to fill the tank. This would minimize the disturbance to the soil and minimize the "cloudiness". ADA would take a while to settle down.
I recently setup using GeX and it does not cloud at all using the above methods. When I plant immediately with the tank half full, slight disturbance and cloudiness occurs which settles in a very short time.
For ADA it would be slightly worse but you need your tank to cycle anyway so waiting for a few days while the tank does its work is no big deal. Doesn't look nice at first but a few days later it should be fine.
So use the ones you "destroyed" as the bottom layer and top up with a new bag. Too bad....
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Just to add. ADA soil comes with instructions. Please read it for the soil can change the properties of the water in your tank.
Hope this picture will help you upz. .just top the water half and hour ago.
Is this using GEX or ADA ?
Given the colouration of the soil and the plastic bag, I guess is ADA. I might be wrong.
ya valice is ADA just setup today. .ADA amozonia.
Think in your process of washing, you have drastically shorten the life of your ADA soil. The milky or dustiness you see is the initially part of of setting up the tank, unless you're very careful when pouring water. It would take a couple of hours for it to settle, like any other normal substrate. Unless you have a strong filter...
Ammonzia II claims that it will not cloud water but I haven't seen or heard about it being used so far and dare not remark about it.
You washed granulated powder and you wonder why the water is milky?!
It says right there on the bag not to wash the stuff. It's meant to simulate real river substrate which is basically mud. It comes in the form of little pellets so you can put it in the tank without getting it muddy, but after several months it breaks down into plain old soil. By washing you've accelerated the break down process.
Also, ADA soil contains nutrients, why would you pay $40 just to have your filter remove it? Have you considered inert substrates like Lapis sand or marbles?
I remember reading the WARNING on the plastic bag saying DO NOT WASH.
don't worry, be happy
I do try soaking the ADA soil in a pail of clean water for sometime to remove some debris before...But of cos, you can jolly well skip this part like what most people had suggested, because I also find it quite redundant after all.
Just bear in mind that, never rinse the ADA soil with water of high pressure or force.
Nevertheless, topping up of water with ADA soil as substrate, be it first hand or used, should be done as gentlely as possible. Dripping water onto a plastic sheet at a slow rate of output is much likely to have best result.
sigh...
i think the only way now is to top up with other gravel or sand and use the ADA as a base fertilizer.
There is still hope just need to improvise on the landscaping.
Thanks guys for the info.
Bro ... don't take it too hard ... part and parcel of learning ... juz like a novice mahjong player will have to be "bao" once or twice at least.
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