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Moving substrate to a running aquarium

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Hi guys,

When I first setup the tank in 2023, the substrate had a slope front - to back of about 7>13cm, it looked like that.
It's 110x50x60h
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Now the substrate evened out at 10cm everywhere.
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I was thinking of placing mesh bag with inert substrate at the back to restore and maybe increase the substrate height (the tank height is 60cm).

The problem is that I have livestock, its a running tank.

The idea is:
  • remove all the plants.
  • clean the top of the substrate
  • move around 6-7cm of the soil from the back to the front
  • place the mesh bags with inert substrate in the back(and center)
  • move the substrate from the front to the back, creating a slope (6-7cm front to 15-17cm the back).

The problem is the livestock,should I remove it or no?

Or maybe buy another, standard, tank
 

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