I've been reading about people using potting soil as sort of a fertilizer for their plants. They put it in tank and it supposibly don't mess with water conditions.
I am wondering if I did this and capped it with my sand I have in tank would I have to cycle tank again or would I be able to just fill let run for alittle bit and then place my fish back in??? Also would doing this help with the fact I want to grow plants and only have sand in tank???
Also have read about nitrates or nitrites getting stuck in the sand in pockets and escaping and harming fish do I need to worry about this? If so would I still need to worry if did soil first?
Do I need to get something to keep sand stirred up depending on way I go???
Also what would be a good algea eater for tank as I am going to get about 4-6 more corys and they help keep bottom clean but what about my glass and also plant and things I add??
Also how will I know if I am overstocked since I am getting back into this and the aqvizor already sais I am overstocked??
There is plant soil made specifically for aquariums you can use. Potting soil sounds like a bad idea. I've never heard of anyone using that. Yes with sand you run the risk of air pockets getting trapped that can be released in the form of gas toxic to your fish and mixing soil or gravel with sand increases those risks. That can be avoided with regular stirring and siphoning.
As for overstocking I would say you aren't overstocked with two severums and 6 cories and a smaller species of pleco(bristlenose I would suggest as they are hardworkers). But when those two severums are full grown (maybe even before) you could have some problems with your water quality using only those two Aqueon filters. I would add a canister to accompany them and you would be perfect.
On another note I'd make sure to grow those cories out a bit before introduced. I recently tried to add some and he viewed them as food. I had to hand them over to my girlfriend to add to her corycat school. Sucks I really like cories too.
When I caught my severum with the cory half way in his mouth it was kind of funny and sad at the same time. I yelled at him and he looked at me as if he was confused, putting his fins up like a confused hand gesture "what, what?!? It's food. No? Fine." *spits cory out and shakes head at me then does a feed me dance*. Man I love my severum.
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