soild under substrate?

[hixxyasdf]

hi all, i am wondering which would be the best way to go about planting my aquarium. whether to use pots or go for a soil substrate with either sand or gravel or both on top. plz help i keep channa

 

[HybridHerp]

best way? organic potting soil with either sand or gravel capping it.

its cheap and it works and its totally worth it.

 

[StevieTheG]

+1 I just learned the hard way lol


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[fishbum]

Soil on the bottom, and gravel works best to cap it IME.

 

[sexyandiknowit]

Seachem flourite
Ada Amazonia
Eco complete

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[hixxyasdf]

thank you all for your advice, what about the anaerobic situation is that how you spell it lol. like how do prevent this from happening?

 

[Mount_Prion]

Seachem flourite
Ada Amazonia
Eco complete

These are my top three.




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Agreed. You can use potting soil if you can't afford this. 8P

 

[hixxyasdf]

do you need to fertilize the potting soil or wil it have enough nutrients in it to sustain a heavily planted tank

 

[Mount_Prion]

do you need to fertilize the potting soil or wil it have enough nutrients in it to sustain a heavily planted tank

I've never used it, but it should start off fairly well fertilized. Water (and water changes) will leech out the fertilizers, though. If you're heavily planting a tank, you'll need to add ferts to the water and/or plant tabs to the soil.

 

[hixxyasdf]

I've never used it, but it should start off fairly well fertilized. Water (and water changes) will leech out the fertilizers, though. If you're heavily planting a tank, you'll need to add ferts to the water and/or plant tabs to the soil.

well i keep channa (snakeheads) so regular water changes aint on the agenda what like the little pellet type ferts?