Sand Or Gravel For Planted Tank ?

[nick1200]

I have just boughta new tank and have loads of gravel from my old tank still left. I want to try and grow java fern and java moss in my new tank and have a lot of live plants but im posting here to ask if plants would root better in sand or gravel ?

 

[Livewire88]

Plants will root well in either, just down to personal preference, I hate sand so say gravel everytime.

Java Fern and Java Moss need to be attached to something and should not be buried in the substrate anyway,

 

[fluttermoth]

I've not found a difference between gravel and sand, when it comes to plants. It's more about the fish; if you want anything that has barbels (corydoras, loaches) you'd be better with sand.

 

[KrystaK]

It depends on how fine the sand is. I've had plants fail to root because (I assume) the sand was so fine it just wouldn't hold them.

I have a base of about an inch of gravel and a top layer of sand and I find it works well