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I am always against substrate , it makes it very difficult to maintain the tank , without this your tank will always be crisp and clean with few good filters , at the most I support only sand as a substrate , else rocks and colorful stones are straight no for me .

How do you maintain the PH levels and do you plan on building up the beneficial bacteria in the aquarium through any other forms?

All these aspects will be taken care by a good filter media