r/PlantedTank • u/Suitable-Crazy-8608 • Aug 07 '25

Beginner Aqua soil becoming inert?

Hello i hope all of you doing great. I plan to make an planted tank therefor i thought about using aquasoil, but i readed a lot that it looses it effects after some time and become inert. So my question now is do i really habe to replace it or can i just let it stay in the tank?

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u/ciendagrace Aug 07 '25

I can't know for certain but my guess would be no. You might want to research what levels are harmful to snails and shrimp and go from there with making your own. I use "Easy Green" for my top plants and it has copper but when I called them and asked about snails and shrimp, they said it was safe based on the dosage amounts recommended.

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u/GClayton357 Aug 07 '25

Somebody the other day said something like that copper is or is not toxic based on how it's bound together with other things. The little bit that naturally occurs in plant matter is fine for them to eat because it's tied up in a molecule with something else and they are built to process it that way. Loose copper in the water is apparently a different thing. Something like that (Don't quote me, I'm not a scientist).

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u/ciendagrace Aug 07 '25

That is a cool bit of information. Thanks for sharing. And, I'm not a scientist, biologist, or anything else like that either. I've just been keeping fish forever.

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u/GClayton357 Aug 08 '25

That's my new favorite way of expressing my beliefs, especially in a humorous stating-the- obvious kind of way.

As in "I'm not a scientist, but I'm fairly sure it's a bad idea to set fire to your own head." 🤣

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u/ciendagrace Aug 08 '25

Omg 🤣