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And 'neutral gravel' can cause harm to bottom feeders such as corys. I don't now that I want my substrate to add minerals as my PH is right on perfect for what I eventually want for my main fish at 6.1.Why add anything to your tank that gives nothing back, glass will add nothing to your tank. But if you add natural neutral gravel, it will add all sorts of minerals back into your system.
While I want a tank to be perfect for my fish I also want it to be perfect for me. I happen to really like the idea of a Goth tank and that would pretty much require a black substrate.
As far as adding things that give nothing back can you actually say that you do not have even one inert rock in your tank? If you have such a rock what is it giving to the tank? Isn't the fact that you like how it looks enough?
I don't really care if my substrate adds to the tank other than appearance except that it also must do well as a filter. I doubt that you use under gravel filtration as do I. It is actually the closest to nature but can also be used for desired appearance.
If you REALLY want to go with adding nothing that does not add to a tank then why add fish as they just cause issues such as having to do water changes, filter cleaning and such?