I was Scared of doing a Dirted tank Why?

[@mexicalifishkeeper]

I'm definitely a fan of dirted tanks

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

Who is scared of an Oreo. Actually I was scared on my first.. And it didn't turn out as I had hoped.. but my cap substrate was just was too hard . Great job my friend!! .

[@razinfishes1918]

Thank sir

[@ProdigalAquarist]

One key part of the whole dirted tank thing that proponents don't often mention is the quality of the most important key ingredient... your tap water parameters. I live in SW London in England, and we're borderline liquid rock here, with average Nitrates at 37.5. So the 'no water change' argument simply doesn't work. I live in a small apartment - they call them flats here - and I only have room for one tank, and no room or budget to install an RO system. Yet I chose to make it a dirted tank. And I have found a source for affordable RO water to go collect to cut with my tap water for (I'll say it) *WATER CHANGES*. Caveat Emptor... before you decide to go dirted because of the 'no water change' benefit, understand what your source water parameters are, and therefore what fish you can easily keep, and whether or not it will work for you.

[@razinfishes1918]

@@ProdigalAquarist wow that much nitrates right out of the tap that's sucks I'm on city water no nitrates but I have real hard water though. Thanks for your comments I appreciate all comments

[@FierceMamma]

I would try medaka. The Japanese keep them outside in small bowls wherever they can find them. It gets pretty hot and cold there. Guppies might fair well outside during the summer. I did it on two tanks with pretty good results. Only thing I would do next time is add some lava rock to prevent the smell down. I heard this is what they used to do back in the day to prevent the smell from the substrate and the anaerobic bacteria creating sulfuric swamp gas.

[@razinfishes1918]

Sweet thanks for the tips. And yes I was for sure thinking of rice fish even last night I was watching some videos of a young man in Japan talking about how to care for them. Thanks again for the advice

[@wolfsbayne21]

My very first tank is dirted it's fun and I will do another soon.