False-bottom insecurities

[Heatheranne]

Hi friends! Here are a few pictures of my set up.

The false bottom is used to allow drainage of water. It prevents stagnant water and therefore bacterial and fungal growth. It also allows run-off so your plants are not in constant water. The water can be drained or siphoned out. It provides a natural filtration system for the water. When I siphoned mine, believe it or not, the water was clear and had no odor , which means it works well. I learned from other posts here.

PVC elbows on the bottom. Eggcrate cut to fit with tin snips and then zipties. Plastic coated screening sewed to eggcrate with clear fishing line. There are two access holes to back, one on each side. I cut two eggcrate pieces to cover them, also covered in screening. Everything rinsed in dechlorinated water. Ph tested good. Added properly declare rinsed aquarium gravel, 100% peat moss with no fertilizers or chemicals, and finally the top layer Eco earth substrate, which is not shown here, and wa laaa!

There you have it! Hope this helps .