3mm Gravel Or Sand For Plants?

[three-fingers]

Hi Everyone,

I would be interested to see a poll of results of who favours 3mm gravel or sand in a planted tank. I can't set one up please can someone set one up for me? and post it on the forum

Thanks

From here .

 

[K.J.]

Preferably, I like sand. But I've heard of problems with the sand mixing with the laterite and that can be a problem.

 

[lljdma06]

I like the 3mm gravel. Well actually though, it has a size range, from 1-3mm and it is really very large sand. It also blends and mixes well with most of the nutrient-rich substrate and anchors plants without smothering the delicate HC and Glosso. But sand has been used by others here with great success.

 

[DevUK]

I've seen somewhere a mix of both sand and gravel. Looked like a stream or river bed and looked really nice Something I'd consider doing some day. But I voted gravel, small pea grave in the 1 - 3 mm range looks nice, and with some added small stones can look really good.

 

[Themuleous]

To be honest, for plant growth, there isn't really much to chose between them. So go for whichever you prefer the look of I have gravel at the moment but will try sand at some stage no doubt.

Sam

 

[SuperColey1]

IMO Sand looks better and is also a better barrier between the nutrient rich substrate that you put under it than gravel.

Also the plecs like to play in it, and MTS love to trawl through it.

 

[Yazan]

i voted sand as i like sand, when i saw the results sand had the most votes, the larger gravel had no vote.

 

[tropicaltone]

Hi Everyone,

I would be interested to see a poll of results of who favours 3mm gravel or sand in a planted tank. I can't set one up please can someone set one up for me? and post it on the forum

Thanks

From here .

Thanks for setting this Poll up three-fingers, hopefully it will be usefull for everyone

tropicaltone