minimum amount of substrate

[Mike L]

 Hey all plantaholics I need some advice. Helping my daughter set up a larger tank and the expenses have  stretched her budget. What is the minimum amount of gravel for low light plants to thrive. Tank is 30gal long -  36Lx12w. 20lb bag gives a good 1-11/2" help
Mike

[bettabreeder]

Good old play sand from Home Depot is nice and cheap. I used two bags for my 38g cost me maybe 8$. Grew blyxxa, Amazon swords, dwarf sag, spiral Val's. All rooted very well and grew substantially with that mixed with CO2.


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[exv152]

Depends on the type of plants you want to grow. Heavy root feeders do better in 3-4 inches of good substrate, plants like crypts, swords, etc. Others like stems don't require that depth.

[lucius]

What colour of gravel do you have now?

[charlie]

Hey all plantaholics I need some advice. Helping my daughter set up a larger tank and the expenses have  stretched her budget. What is the minimum amount of gravel for low light plants to thrive. Tank is 30gal long -  36Lx12w. 20lb bag gives a good 1-11/2" help
Mike

Why don`t you & your daughter come out tomorrow and meet some of the planted enthusiast, there you can get a ton of info one on one
http://ovas.ca/forum/index.php?topic=56865.msg321031;topicseen#new
Regards