Advice

[yongquan86]

hi everyone, I need some advice here.

as i will be leaving singapore for about 6 to 7 mths, nobody is gonna take care of my tank... i decide to empty my tank out.. but not the substrate and the soil...

will it be ok if i leave the tank like that with no water but just the substrate and soil, without taking them out.. but just making sure it's dry...

Please advise thanks

Regards,
YQ

[Shadow]

what soil did you have? If not mistaken, ADA soil will easily crumble when it dry.

[yongquan86]

what soil did you have? If not mistaken, ADA soil will easily crumble when it dry.

i have ADA africana soil and jbj substrate...

[AquaObsession]

leave it full
no need filter or anything
put some guppies in

[yongquan86]

leave it full
no need filter or anything
put some guppies in

eh? even it's for 6 mths?

[marle]

moist the soil. wrap the whole tank up. something like ecosystem?

[yongquan86]

moist the soil. wrap the whole tank up. something like ecosystem?

ehh... actually i dont get what you mean marle..

[eviltrain]

wat he means is to use those cling flim to warp the top part of the tank ( cover it up with no gaps ) so that the water will stays inside ( high humidity ) its will keep ur soil moist for the whole 6-7 months

[yongquan86]

wat he means is to use those cling flim to warp the top part of the tank ( cover it up with no gaps ) so that the water will stays inside ( high humidity ) its will keep ur soil moist for the whole 6-7 months

ehh.. like that will kena algae boom? and also the water will stink like hell right?

thanks for the advise anyway..

[Shadow]

you are not suppose to fill the water all the way, just enough to make it wet and as long as no light, no algae. Look at ADA soil package, when you open you probably realize it is a bit damn not wet but not dry either.

[yongquan86]

you are not suppose to fill the water all the way, just enough to make it wet and as long as no light, no algae. Look at ADA soil package, when you open you probably realize it is a bit damn not wet but not dry either.

hmmm i think this will take me sometime to figure out what is damp... coz i really dont remember the dampness... so am i suppose to leave it open to reduce the humidity till it reaches that certain dampness then cling wrap it up?

[eviltrain]

a picture shows a thousand words

what we mean is like this, just let the soil be damp and cover with cling flim to let the water stays inside.

[yongquan86]

a picture shows a thousand words

what we mean is like this, just let the soil be damp and cover with cling flim to let the water stays inside.

thanks eviltrain for providing the picture.. may i know where you got the picture? from google or something? coz i'm looking for a bigger picture though.. thanks anyway..

[eviltrain]

just google for "dry start method", you will roughly know the idea

[yongquan86]

thanks eviltrain..

[eviltrain]

you are welcome

[reveru]

Hi bro yongquan86. There is a sticky on AQ for Dry Start Method posted by Tom Barr.

Here is the link: http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=42183

Hope it helps!

[yongquan86]

Hi bro yongquan86. There is a sticky on AQ for Dry Start Method posted by Tom Barr.

Here is the link: http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=42183

Hope it helps!

yea.. i read on that article liao.. but if i were to go overseas for 6 mths, and i leave itjust moist with no plants.. will mould grow in my tank? coz i intend to wrap up my tank with a towel so that sunlight wont go in and cling wrap first of course...

[eviltrain]

if not just vacume seal the soil in plastic bag lor

[yongquan86]

if not just vacume seal the soil in plastic bag lor

haha.. then substrate can just leave it there?