I have 75 gallon aquarium with a sand only substrate and currently no live plants, and was wondering if rooted plants could do well in that. I am planning on getting some jungle val, ludwigia and perhaps a tiger lotus.
Sand for planted aquarium?
- Thread starter KuhliDude
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Sure. Just use some good root tabs.
Depends on plants, but generally you'd want a substrate depth on 2-3 inches (definitely 3 if you have heavy root feeders like swords)
Uberhoust
Fish Herder
Personally I find with sand I like the substrate a bit deeper. I strive for 2.5 inches in the front but closer to 5 inches in the back when there is 18" between the front and back. Waste that is not caught by the prefilter tends to accumulate in the front where it is easy to remove if you have a lot of plants or decorations.
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