Tetraplant Complete Substrate

[andyt_uk]

anyone used this?
i am embarking on a maintenance and upgrade plan which includes switching to external filtration, and a planted sand substrate.
i was looking for a suitable base substrate to help in the plant growth and found this stuff - is it any good, can it be added to a full aquarium - i have afew fish in there and would rather not move them to carry out this work..
i gather i can get away with adding sand whilst the fish are still in residence, will this go in OK too.


thoughts and opinions greatly appreciated

thanks

 

[voo]

I've added this to my tank, it's going well so far. Not sure about adding it to a tank whilst the fish are still in it though, i added mine to an empty tank. Water went cloudy when i filled the tank up but that was more likely to be the sand.

 

[mikster]

I think plant base layers will get messy if you try and add them while the water is it, i think they are sort of like clay type substances and i would probably mess your water up if they came into direct contact with it, complete substrates i think are like pourous gravel infused with nutrients and such and can be added with the water in i would think altough i dont know if that would help as your after putting sand on top. I've not actually used the stuff myself though so i would wait for someone elses opinion to to either back that up or dismiss it.

 

[voo]

I still have some left in the bucket if you'd like to see what it looks like. I think you'd have problems with bits of it floating etc.

It'll be a lot easier if you could empty the tank, place the fish in a bucket or somewhere.

 

[Silverlady]

Best to add to an empty Tank ,would make an awfull mess otherwise.