Substitute For Plant Only Substrate.

[shahrezsyed]

hello
i live in pakistan and plan to make an amazon biotope.
everything(co2 pumps,lighting,diffusers,and liquid ferts are availible here but the substrates that are only for plants are,nt)
so can i just use a liquid fertilizer with iron in it as a substitute??
shahrez
p.s:vermiculite etc is,nt availible here either!!

 

[Truck]

you need a fertilizer that has NPK+traces. use powders because its easier to make your own that buy an all in one and then have to dose dry because its lacking something

for a plant substrate use pond soil capped with sand

 

[Amunet]

If you can't get a plant substrate, then you might be able to get away with using root tablets. I'm not sure on that though so hopefully someone who will know can elaborate