Aquascaping/Planted tank

TallGlass

Hi All,

Just a question regarding the above, I am looking at changing tank to a more planted tank. I have a fair few plants in there and its starting to annoy me the layout so I am going to do a job on it and change it over, to a substrate more so for plants.

So far I am picking up a cO2 system as I am supplementing it but think the cO2 system would be better.

I am just wondering about substrates, I like the look of the Flourish Black Sand by Seachem, but I am thinking that there should be something else that goes underneat that substrate for more rooted plants and to give myself a little bit of bulk to scape some of the tank. Anyone able to share any ideas on what I can use or should be using?

Thanks in advanced.

penev10

Some really good videos here on getting your planted tank going:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNM4mDAXGxWwWPW5mX7gaSHaCPHDqy0b-

kylith

I used John Innes #3, mixed with a little bonemeal and capped this with JBL black sand. Beware; if any of your fish are diggers, like my pleco, they will root up the substrate and it can clog the filter and make it look a bit too much like the bottom of a river.