Hello everyone!

 

I just set up a tank (10 gallon) on 9-30-11.  I have a 1 inch dirt, with a 1 inch sand cap.  I planted it with 12 Crypt Balanease, petchti, and a few wendtii.  I also added 40 ish trumpit snails that I placed in there when I filled it up at the start.  I am floating duckweed, I have phylidendrums growing out of the tank, and I am floating anubias Barteri.  I have been doing water changes every two days, taking out 80-90%.  I have not seen a algea bloom, but I did notice that my sand was turning black...

 

I ran my finger through the sand to see if it smelt, but it did not.  What is going on?  Please help me, because I have the rest of my Anubias coming in tomorrow to plant another 10 gallon dirt tank.....

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anaerobic gas build up cause the sand to turn brown ..sometimes black.

 

You're snail will have to do the work to oxygen the sand and dirt.

 

I hope everything work for you....ur plants might die

Been there ...done that..

 

SAND IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN A DIRT TANK!!!

So what could I change to not have the build up?  Why in my other tanks, that have a 3 inch sandbed, do I not have this issue? I have the same amount on snails in each of those tanks as well..... confusing.
are all ur tank dirted?

No.  This is the first tank that is dirt, but I am using this same set-up for 1 more 10 gallon and a 50 gallon.  I am worried that this is going to end badly.  I see people though that do this same set-up with good results.  I just dont know what to do.  Should I take sand out?  Do a smaller cap?

ur not the first one....

 

dirt and sand don't mix together nicely...i got a video explaining why

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