penguinpimp1990
Fish Addict
I want to plant my 55 gallon brackish tank , and I think the subtrate will be an issue. The fish that will be moved into this tank require a sand bottomed tank. The plants however will obviously do better with a good plant subtrate like flourite and laterite. I dont want to put the plant subtrate under a layer of sand as it will soon come to the surface and i hate the look of the tank like this. So are there any plant subtrates that are either sand or very very fine? (oh forgot to mention that eco complete from what i hear is almost sand like but i dont want a black subtrate as the background will be black and it will be a little too dark with fish like dalmation mollies, bbg's and other black fish) Or is there another way around this that you could think of? Maybe putting a screen in between the gravel layer and the sand but this might constrict root growth?