'best' Substrate For Nano Tank

[nickboden]

I'm really impressed with the wealth of information on this forum and impressed by the aquascapes created.

My interest lies with small tanks (I'd like a Tropica Aquacube) and I'm unsure what substrate to use.

I was originally going to use Sera Floredepot but haven't seen anyone describe using it or their experiences.

Is it best to mix and match substrate with another brand's fertilizer ?

Your comments and advice would be much appreciated !

Thanks

Nick

 

[three-fingers]

Im using ada aquasoil on my nano when it comes, look into it, i've only heard amazing things about it. Only downside is an ammonia spike when you put it in, but thats good of you need to cycle the tank.

 

[nickboden]

Im using ada aquasoil on my nano when it comes, look into it, i've only heard amazing things about it. Only downside is an ammonia spike when you put it in, but thats good of you need to cycle the tank.

Where can you get it ? What is the rest of your setup (filter, etc) ?

 

[MoreCoffee]

Where can you get it ? What is the rest of your setup (filter, etc) ?

Only one place to go in the UK for ADA stuff........

AquaEssentials

 

[three-fingers]

www.aquaessentials.co.uk
As for the setup, 5.5gal aquacube(one free with pfk), two 11watt arcpod units, 25watt heater, ADA aqua soil malaya, regular small internal filter that comes with the tank and a nutrafin yeast based co2 using the the forums solution (pinned topic). I'll just be dosing flourish exel and tetra plantamin, and planting with Eleocharis acicularis, Pogostemon helferi and Marsilea hirsuta all from tropica. The will also be hygrophila polysperma in there to begin with to ward off algae.

 

[nickboden]

Where can you get it ? What is the rest of your setup (filter, etc) ?

Only one place to go in the UK for ADA stuff........

AquaEssentials

There are 3 types !

 

[three-fingers]

I've got malaya, all the aquasoil's are the same except the colour .

 

[nickboden]

I've got malaya, all the aquasoil's are the same except the colour .

Thanks.

I assume that you top off Aquasoil with fine gravel ?

 

[three-fingers]

Nope, its a complete substate, theres no need to. It also looks better on its own .