Dirt bottom aquarium?

[eon aquatics]

How would a dirt bottom aquarium work?
how to maintain them?
wouldnt they get stinky or something?

if anyone has a dirt bottom aquarium post pictures please

 

[Deadeye]

How would a dirt bottom aquarium work?
how to maintain them?
wouldnt they get stinky or something?

if anyone has a dirt bottom aquarium post pictures please

I sort of have one. When I got my scuds, they came with a lot of dirt. There is a thick layer in parts of their holding tank. Not much different than sand besides being even smaller grains and getting kicked up every time I do anything, and making the water murky.

 

[Theos.dad]

Look up walstad method. There's tons of info on his to do it. Really beneficial for planted tanks obviously. Some sites go into detail about the particular dirt needed. I personally use fluval stratum capped with river gravel and love it for plants.

 

[fishguy1978]

I use organic no fertilizers soil from Home Depot and cap with either sand or 2-4mm gravel. A 3-5lb bag is enough for 55-90g tanks. I also place a piece of fiberglass screen between the layers to keep them from merging together.