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In the last year since I've had my 10 gallon tank set up, I've really enjoyed having a planted tank. My 10 gallon currently has a plain gravel substrate. I will likely be upgrading to a 30 gallon tank sometime in the next several months. When I do upgrade, I may consider trying something other than gravel for the substrate. I don't want something that will need to be replaced, and I don't want to spend a lot of $$ on it. I want something that is easy to maintain and simple to clean. The plants I have that will be moving to the 30 gallon tank include a couple varieties of java fern and anubias, bolbitis heudelotti, brazilian pennywort, marimo moss ball, rotala rotundifolia, dwarf sag, several varieties of water lily, and java moss. I have white cloud mountain minnows, zebra danios, leopard danios, and red cherry shrimp. After I've upgraded, I would like to get a small school (about 10) of some sort of dwarf cory (pygmaeus, hastatus, or habrosus).
What do you suggest? I had considered Ion Gravel (http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sponsors-power-seller-specials/148359-ion-plant-gravels.html). What do you think? It says it's similar to a certain well-known product, but I have no idea what that product is.
Is some kind of soil capped with sand or gravel better? If so, what kind of (inexpensive) soil do you recommend? Which is better to use as a cap: sand or gravel?
Info, opinions, and recommendations much appreciated!
In the last year since I've had my 10 gallon tank set up, I've really enjoyed having a planted tank. My 10 gallon currently has a plain gravel substrate. I will likely be upgrading to a 30 gallon tank sometime in the next several months. When I do upgrade, I may consider trying something other than gravel for the substrate. I don't want something that will need to be replaced, and I don't want to spend a lot of $$ on it. I want something that is easy to maintain and simple to clean. The plants I have that will be moving to the 30 gallon tank include a couple varieties of java fern and anubias, bolbitis heudelotti, brazilian pennywort, marimo moss ball, rotala rotundifolia, dwarf sag, several varieties of water lily, and java moss. I have white cloud mountain minnows, zebra danios, leopard danios, and red cherry shrimp. After I've upgraded, I would like to get a small school (about 10) of some sort of dwarf cory (pygmaeus, hastatus, or habrosus).
What do you suggest? I had considered Ion Gravel (http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sponsors-power-seller-specials/148359-ion-plant-gravels.html). What do you think? It says it's similar to a certain well-known product, but I have no idea what that product is.
Is some kind of soil capped with sand or gravel better? If so, what kind of (inexpensive) soil do you recommend? Which is better to use as a cap: sand or gravel?
Info, opinions, and recommendations much appreciated!