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Jonesy
Sun Feb 26, 2006, 09:56 AM
i am going to be doing a planted co2 tank.. i have co2 on laybe ...

would the be any advantage to using river sand or should i just use gravel...

DarrenJThomas
Sun Feb 26, 2006, 10:17 PM
Are you going to use a substrate fertiliser. If you are i would use the river sand. That is what i have used.

The finer the material the better for the roots and to maintain the substrate fertiliser from entering the water column.

duck
Mon Feb 27, 2006, 05:53 AM
I don't think there's any advantage in any one you use, unless you use a speciefic planted substrate,Then you don't need to fert the substrate.

I would be a bit concerned about how fine the river sand is,Might compact after a while