ChilliPepper
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- 5 Jul 2010
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Just used the calculator and think I need 20l of substrate for my 190l 50g tank (100 x 40 x 55cm).
I would like to get some sort of fertiliser for my plants, but cannot use gravel on top as I have Cories and Khuli loaches who need sand.
I was thinking of getting some more silver sand or something, and having a layer under it of a plant fertiliser. Possibly Tetra Plant Complete Substrate, although it says to use it with pea gravel. Or Fluval Plant Stratum or CaribSea Eco Complete Planting Substrate, but I don't really want to spend that much.
Has anyone got any ideas? Or would the sand on its own, plus root tabs (recommendations please!) plus EasyLife Profito be sufficient?
I don't think I can afford Co2 for my size tank, the cheapest I can find seems to only do up to about 150l, and we haven't got time to be DIY'ing.
The plants, if it makes any difference, will be:
2 x Anubias Nana on wood
1 x Aponogeton Boivinianus Bulb
1 x Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green
1 x Cryptocoryne Nevellii
1 x Echinodorus Parviflorus
2 x Cryptocoryne Wendtii Brown
1 x Nymphaea Tiger Lotus Red
Thank you!
I would like to get some sort of fertiliser for my plants, but cannot use gravel on top as I have Cories and Khuli loaches who need sand.
I was thinking of getting some more silver sand or something, and having a layer under it of a plant fertiliser. Possibly Tetra Plant Complete Substrate, although it says to use it with pea gravel. Or Fluval Plant Stratum or CaribSea Eco Complete Planting Substrate, but I don't really want to spend that much.
Has anyone got any ideas? Or would the sand on its own, plus root tabs (recommendations please!) plus EasyLife Profito be sufficient?
I don't think I can afford Co2 for my size tank, the cheapest I can find seems to only do up to about 150l, and we haven't got time to be DIY'ing.
The plants, if it makes any difference, will be:
2 x Anubias Nana on wood
1 x Aponogeton Boivinianus Bulb
1 x Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green
1 x Cryptocoryne Nevellii
1 x Echinodorus Parviflorus
2 x Cryptocoryne Wendtii Brown
1 x Nymphaea Tiger Lotus Red
Thank you!