Sand a good substrate?

[MrHarris]

I'm going to put Tahitian moon sand in my 10 gallon. Is sand an acceptable substrate for growing plants?

 

[dragonfish]

Yes

 

[portabuddy]

i would say its amung the best.,

 

[WyldFya]

It is easy to plant in, but it is useless otherwise. Sand is a good planting media, but it harbors absolutely no nutritional value for plants. I personally recommend against doing this, unless you are going to put a thin layer of laterite/flourite.

 

[mgamer20o0]

i have it in my 20 gal long and plants are growing great. it looks really good.

 

[BIGgourami]

It is easy to plant in, but it is useless otherwise. Sand is a good planting media, but it harbors absolutely no nutritional value for plants. I personally recommend against doing this, unless you are going to put a thin layer of laterite/flourite.

i conquere.

 

[mgamer20o0]

there are many plants that are not root feeders and dont need a rich gravel. i have used cheap gravel from lowes with great plant growth.