Flourite question

[WheelmanCA19]

Will non aquatic plants grow well/ok in Flourite? I plan on making a "land" area on my next tank with land or bog plants and it seems like it would be easier to use flourite for the land area as well so I don't have to worry about mixing potting soil (unfertilized) with my substrate.

What I'm thinking is having decent sized rocks to build up the land part and then add flourite and then plant the land plants so their roots can grow through the cracks in the rocks.

I still have a lot of thinking/experimenting to do though.

 

[Rose]

I really don't have a clue. However if I were to hazard a guess I'd have to say nothing ventured nothing gained. So why not. Knowing me I'd probably do but then again I'm not really the "traditional" type...lol.

Rose

 

[luxum]

I think it would be considerably cheaper to use something like Schultz Aquatic Plant Soil (also sold as Turface, Fired Clay Soil Amendment, and other names, it is small bits of high fired clay, like kitty litter only it doesn't dissolve in water) but i suspect flourite would work just fine.

 

[Blade]

It worke fine, although I think it is better mixed with sand because it doesnt pack as much making it easier for root growth

 

[sinistral]

What kind of terrestrial/land/bog plants are you considering? The main point of a substrate (like soil) in terrestrial plants is similar to aquatic plants (water, oxygen, nutrients, support for root system). Having said that, different terrestrial plants prefer different types of soil (or sand, or gravel, or what have you). Laterite, if it's out of the water, might not be able to retain enough moisture for certain plants, and I'm not certain if it has nutrients other than iron. I suppose you could try it and if the plants don't do well you could add loam or peat to the above-the-water part.

Interesting question though!

 

[WheelmanCA19]

Thanks for the replies. As far as what plants I want to use, I don't know. I'm still very early in the design stages of this tank. More research. Hadn't heard of Schultz Aquatic Plant Soil before, so I'll have to look into it. Thanks again.