plants with pool filter sand

[LA213]

i was wondering if any 1 had success or is successful in keeping plants in a tank with pool filter sand as substrate. I am thinkin the plants would have a hard time staying in place and the roots wouldn't grow out properly..further more there would be rotting spots in the sand. If my theory is incorrect, PLEASE correct me and let me know. any feedback would be great, negative or positive. thanks in advanced..

if it is possible to keep plants in sand, ne suggestions in how to keep the plant down there for good? i dont want to wake up every morning to a floating plants

 

[RuiEstrelinha]

Yes, it's possible with full success!

Best regards,

 

[LA213]

thanks

 

[scott67892002]

add laterite to the sand and put some MTS's in there and you'll be fine!

 

[HarleyK]

I have a planted tank with sand substrate. It's fabulous and my plants flourish. Only if you have big digging fish you will have to use means to secure your plants. Besides that, they will grow great and root effectively. Add some substrate fertilizer, though. And Malaysian trumpet snails keep 6'' of sand in my tank free of dead spots

HarleyK

 

[gomezladdams]

I have a 75 g with pool filter sand and 4 amazon sword plants they rooted and are growing well.Need to upgrade my lighting though

 

[Joefish]

When i used PFS in my planted tank i mixed it with grey onyx sand so the plants had something to flourish off of

 

[gomezladdams]

I forgot to mention Ive been fertilizing with root tabs

 

[LA213]

thanks guys for the feedbax

 

[Buc_Nasty]

I have a planted tank with sand substrate. It's fabulous and my plants flourish. Only if you have big digging fish you will have to use means to secure your plants. Besides that, they will grow great and root effectively. Add some substrate fertilizer, though. And Malaysian trumpet snails keep 6'' of sand in my tank free of dead spots

HarleyK

What kind of root tabs? The seachem kind I tried stain any light sand really dark.

I have "high desert earth" sand from home depot in my 125...I'm not exactly happy with it...there are a lot of much bigger pebbles and different sized grains that after a while all come to the surface and look kind of ugly and uneven. Not a huge deal but i dont like it.

It's also had pretty bad brown algae problems. It may be just that my lighting is too much for the tank tho...one section of the tank isnt lit and the sand is still super bright white but under the lights its brown and ugly.