My 180 Vision Sand Gravel?

[tuskancharger]

my last tank had sand and i think i would like to go back to sand whats the main opinion sand gravel

 

[AdAndrews]

i think that sand is better to plant in, its much easier, however if you are doing EI or el natural then i would use gravel, as it lets waste fall down to roots where plants can use it, whereas sand just sits on top

i would use tropica planting substrate from aqua essentials and then cap it with play sand- argos

 

[tuskancharger]

thanks for that useful info

 

[Carter]

hmmm... sand has a high calcium level and is primarily used in cichlid tanks to increase the ph to the correct level of around 8.0 - 8.2

i would be careful... you may find that you will be fighting a loosing battle regarding the ph levels...

but it looks like you only have cichlid so i think you should be fine

sand looks good

 

[aaronnorth]

hmmm... sand has a high calcium level and is primarily used in cichlid tanks to increase the ph to the correct level of around 8.0 - 8.2

i would be careful... you may find that you will be fighting a loosing battle regarding the ph levels...

but it looks like you only have cichlid so i think you should be fine

sand looks good

you are thinking of coral sand.

 

[AdAndrews]

i was on about using the argos play sand, this is inert and will not effect ph or hardness of water

 

[tuskancharger]

I dont see a particular problem with using sand as i used it in my last tank but i just wondered how you guys got on with the benifits or not of sand over gravel I think that i preferred the sand as it was easier to clean but withe the bottom dwellers digging around so much i am using gravel as a means to stop the plants being dug up so much