cheap substrate for planted tanks?

Re: do certain plants do better than others in sand substrate?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:03 pm
Ok sounds good! Think I'm gonna go to the dreaded PM to see what they have. Thanks!

 

Re: do certain plants do better than others in sand substrate?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:11 pm
pm?

 

Re: do certain plants do better than others in sand substrate?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:24 pm
PetsMart I think.

 

Re: do certain plants do better than others in sand substrate?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:35 pm
Ahhh, the great debate continues, is it Pet Smart or Pets Mart? Confucius say....

 

Re: do certain plants do better than others in sand substrate?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:43 pm
Well, it's really PetSmart according to their site.

 

Re: do certain plants do better than others in sand substrate?

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:50 pm
tomayto, tomato
Mom said is was a Chev-row-let
Dad said it was a Chev-row-lay
it's all good

You might also want to look into Eco complete. it is a very fine sandy texture and contains the nutrients needed already. No buffering required, just pour it in 20.00 for a 20lb bag
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=9087" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... catid=9087</a>

oops probably to late

 

Re: do certain plants do better than others in sand substrate?

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:03 pm
yea the plants i did get didn't do to well so i put my silver dollars in the tank and they had a feast! i don't know if it was my lighting or what.

 

Re: do certain plants do better than others in sand substrate?

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:37 pm
I keep plants in sand and have no problem with any of them (Java Moss, Java Fern, Stargrass, Anubias, Amazon Sword, Cabomba, and a few others) I do not fertilize, well I dont the fish do!

Works well for me!