pool filter sand
- Thread starter goosej13
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good, it is inert so you will need to fertilize the water column and use some root tabs. You can alway put down some organic potting soil and cap it with sand. When I do another tank that is what I will do.
The Fluorite comes in black (and brown if I remember right) so that is a huge plus IMO. You basically get some extra iron with a substrate made for plants, but it is eventually exhausted.
If you go with an inert sand I wouldn't do PFS. It usually only comes in one color and some people have had issues with it causing brown algae (although this is rare). I prefer Estes' Ultra Reef (also intert, silica based but does have a coating to prevent brown algae problems). It comes in black and white. I usually either do solid black or black and white mixed.
Even with sands made for plants I would use root tabs and general liquid supplements.
If you go with an inert sand I wouldn't do PFS. It usually only comes in one color and some people have had issues with it causing brown algae (although this is rare). I prefer Estes' Ultra Reef (also intert, silica based but does have a coating to prevent brown algae problems). It comes in black and white. I usually either do solid black or black and white mixed.
Even with sands made for plants I would use root tabs and general liquid supplements.