I'm going to the store tomorrow to pick up some plants/new light for my 10g, but have a question on gravel. Currently, I have normal "aquarium rocks" in the bottom, approx 1 inch thick. Will plants grow/root in this? Should I add something to the rock I currently have, or just get something new all together? Thanks -
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your probably fine and plants should do ok in it. if you really want to you can get some root tabs to go in it to help and you could add another inch or so of gravel. what lighting do you have?
Referring to the substrate, you could add Pure Laterite when you make the hole to plant the plant (lol), I've done it and it works okay because it contains a little iron which is good and sometimes aquariums lack some, especially ones which have seen no fertilizers. You should definitely have 25w-36w of light, and I also recommend flourish tabs, they're an excellent addition to your substrate too.
In 10g I think you would do OK with just excel, co2 could be a little too much. Don't wanna kill your fish.
c02 is fine in a 10 gal. However, if you're buying low-light, hardy plants, I don't know how ness. it is.
Excel would be a really option, in that small volume of water, a 250ml bottle will last a long time. And with slow growers, I would just dose 1mL every other day. DIY CO2 will work too, but I feel its a pain compared to dosing out excel.