Substrate....to be or not to be...This is the question?

[Slippery]

I see many tanks with no substrate at all in them and some with lke sand or gravel.

What's your views and which do you have and why?

 

[Slippery]

Must be a diicult question

 

[pacu mom]

Bare floor--for easy maintenance.

 

[Poekin]

Do whatever you want. A bare floor will be much easier to keep clean of course, but i feel that it looks less attractive and i also feel that most fish appreciate a little substrate. If you are worried about keeping it clean, just use a light dusting of sand/gravel. It gives the tank a little something extra

 

[heavyhitter]

Substrate looks better and should be used for some fish types.
Bare bottom makes it much easier to clean.
I have kept JUMBO Central Americans with "just enough" gravel for them to play with.
Also with out substrate things like rocks can crack the bottom glass.

 

[Slippery]

I don't think i would have nothing on the bottom if it was bare. Maybe a heavy bit of Bogwood.

 

[LeahisAwesome]

Without substrate its harder if not impossible to keep beneficial bacteria.
And im sure its had to keep all levels right.
IMO.

I have rocks and or sand in all of my tanks

 

[pacu mom]

Without substrate its harder if not impossible to keep beneficial bacteria.
And im sure its had to keep all levels right.
IMO.

I have rocks and or sand in all of my tanks

Not if you have a wet/dry filter

 

[Yanbbrox]

I did keep discus for a while bb, and that went on o my other tanks, I now don't keep discus and have substrate in all tanks

 

[invisyblegypsey]

Do whatever you want. A bare floor will be much easier to keep clean of course, but i feel that it looks less attractive and i also feel that most fish appreciate a little substrate. If you are worried about keeping it clean, just use a light dusting of sand/gravel. It gives the tank a little something extra

especilaly fish like red devils that like to dig