Re: Gravel or snad
With peat moss you want to make sure that there is no chemicals added to it. Just straight peat.
Me personally I would just use a thin layer of peat as you really don't need that much. It will lower you ph some and would be best to drip acclimate the fish if there is much difference. It will leach some tannins into the water changing the tint of the water, but depends on how much you use as to how much it changes it.
I just use a thin dusting then layer with others, but I also run peat in my filter as I want lower ph for the angels and discus.
This setup is basically the walstead method, which is a great way to go. If you are running a filter on it, make sure you keep it wet in one of your buckets and if possible keep it running so that the bacteria on it don't die.
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