Yard soil in reef tank

[ThePurple12]

I noticed some more air bubbles on the leaves. So far so good.

 

[ThePurple12]

I noticed that the grass photosynthesize quicker when the sun is shining on them through the window. The codium algae produced so many bubbles that it floated to the top of the tank!

 

[TheBackAndForth]

I noticed that the grass photosynthesize quicker when the sun is shining on them through the window. The codium algae produced so many bubbles that it floated to the top of the tank!

Im going to preface by saying I have zero experience with plants, but since that tank is so small and no animals, is there a risk of CO2 depletion ruining your soil experiment and then the soil wrongly getting blamed?

 

[ThePurple12]

I hadn't thought of that before! I think it'll be fine, because my freshwater soiled tank is literally filled with fast-growing plants and they are doing great.

 

[Mastiffsrule]

That stuff is never going to grow with that light. You need at minimum a Radion x30 or just pack it in:p

 

[ThePurple12]

For some reason it doesn't look bright at all in the pictures, but it's definitely bright in real life:cool:

 

[the weird one]

UPDATEE

 

[the weird one]

YOOOO UPDATE

 

[CHSUB]

YOOOO UPDATE

Very old thread. Not sure you will get a reply? You thinking of using soil? I’m using organic pot soil to grow mangroves in my reef tank very successfully.

 

[Hairyteeth]

I just don’t know why they baked the soil, nothing should transfer to a salt water environment and would just creat dead organisms?

 

[CHSUB]

I just don’t know why they baked the soil, nothing should transfer to a salt water environment and would just creat dead organisms?

I think op used soil for saltwater marsh and wanted to kill pests. Regardless, imo baking is not necessary.

 

[the weird one]

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Very old thread. Not sure you will get a reply? You thinking of using soil? I’m using organic pot soil to grow mangroves in my reef tank very successfully.

Thank good to know normal soil does well. But i just received my order it's alluvial dirt from river bank. Hope it work and not making a mess hehe.

 

[the weird one]

I would use it as it is with no baking. I used to put garden soil in my tank all the time and I didn't invent that (but I wish I did) It was Robert Straughn "The Father of Salt Water Fish Keeping"
"The Salt Water Aquarium in the Home".

Be a Man, throw that dirt in there and while you are at it, eat some of it. :D

(or a Woman, I am not sure what sex Purple is )

I want to use dirt under sand layer to grow sea grass do you have any experience in that? Or do you think it possible?
I'm already ordered the sea grass and having some dirt, the tank will be finished next Monday . I can't wait to start this right away, really love to hear to hear some experience from you.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I want to use dirt under sand layer to grow sea grass do you have any experience in that? Or do you think it possible?
I'm already ordered the sea grass and having some dirt, the tank will be finished next Monday . I can't wait to start this right away, really love to hear to hear some experience from you.

I have heard of some trying this and encountering cloudiness, ph issues in turn

 

[the weird one]

Very old thread. Not sure you will get a reply? You thinking of using soil? I’m using organic pot soil to grow mangroves in my reef tank very successfully.

I tried it. Grow mangrove outdoor very nicely. I wonder if i i can use that same soil to grow sea grass ?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I tried it. Grow mangrove outdoor very nicely. I wonder if i i can use that same soil to grow sea grass ?

I would tend to think so if separate from tank

 

[the weird one]

I have heard of some trying this and encountering cloudiness, ph issues in turn

Thank for feedback. I'm a bit worry about that too

 

[CHSUB]

I tried it. Grow mangrove outdoor very nicely. I wonder if i i can use that same soil to grow sea grass ?

Imo, would work great and provide beneficial nutrients.

 

[cubozoa]

I wouldn’t

 

[cubozoa]

Not sure why, but I would not use them. Most likely they have high nutrient levels like phosphate and other fertilizers that may be run off from some other point in the stream. Fresh water plants are doing good because it is acting like fertilizer. In reef tank those same nutrients are going to reek havoc, algea and unknown other bad chemicals fresh water isn’t sensitive to.

But I am just hypothesizing

Yeah exactly. There’s not much overlap between fresh and saltwater that way