What Substrate Looks Good Under Silver Sand

[robbie carrobie]

Hi i was reading the journal of one of the forums members tanks and he was elucidating how that he liked a certain substrate as it was in harmony with the silver sand that he liked. For the life of me i have searched and searched the forum trying to find that post but am unable. If any one knows of this, ( i recall that his substrate was a kind of JBL thingy, which he liked as it harmonised with the silver sand) can they let me know, or if you have any other suggestions that would also be appreciated, kind regards in advance - robert.

 

[RadaR]

Could it have been this?

 

[robbie carrobie]

yes it could have been the product, although what colour is it ? oh man i wish i could find that journal !!! regards robert.

 

[RadaR]

There's a web page here that shows it's colour and texture.

 

[robbie carrobie]

thank you so much, it looks just like the stuff that dude was using, is it any good, could i just as well use laterine, sand and some nutrient rich root tabs, or would i really need a substrate like eco- complete or jbl or ada or any of the others - regards robert.

 

[SuperColey1]

Was it my journal using Tropica Plant Substrate under Silver Sand?

Link in the signature for pics.

Andy

 

[robbie carrobie]

THIS IS THE ONE I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR - AMAZING , THANKS ANDY, I SEE IT AND I LIVE ahem, as i was saying could i use simple sand, lacerite and root tabs or do i need the tropica plant substrate. I am not a complete nube as i have a 6ft x2ftx2ft that i have kept for sometime with artificial plants as i have cichlids at present, although i am looking at planting my tank up and getting some new fish - kind regards for post you have ended my search and cured my insanity - regards robert.

 

[SuperColey1]

Do you mean Laterite?

If so you shouldn't need laterite with the Tropica.

Other than that can't really say. I think most of them are as good as each other so I just try something different everytime.

Andy

 

[Luketendo]

The Tropica would be good it's quite cheap to do since it's 1/2 the price of most things and you only need 1m of it.

 

[robbie carrobie]

Thanks guys for good advice, i am kind of getting the impression that despite all the terminology and 'high tech' equipment that this is not altogether an exacting science in respect of the fact that there is room for trial and experimentation within the framework of some broad principles and guidlines. this makes things a little easier as now one realises that there is no clear cut formula for success but rather many paths that can lead us there if we follow these principles. If i can impose on you one further inquiry, this would really help. my tank is 580 litres, or 150 gallons approximately, i would like to plant it up avoiding the estimative method of 50 percent water changes (i would hope that the plants would draw nutrition from the fishes, substrate and root tabs etc), if i had a low light method could i avoid the infusion of Co2 or is it inevitable given the size of tank, (i understand that my choice of plants may be limited to those that are primarily root feeders) regards in advance - robert.

 

[SuperColey1]

Take a look on barrreport.com for a thread on Non CO2 tanks.

It basically details a very lean dosing system with no CO2 added and almost zero water changes.

Andy