For the bottom layer, I'm planning on getting Eco Complete Planted http://www.caribsea.com/pages/products/planted_aquar.html in either one of the first two, or the Floramax Original. Or Flourite Black Sand or Onyx Sand http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Flourite.html. Or a similar product, depending on prices and what I can find.
I plan on laying a shallow cap of Super Naturals in either Amazon or Rio Grande.
Or just using Super Naturals alone as the sole substrate.
I have banjo catfish, pygmy corys, kuhli and zebra loaches. My questions are, will the banjo catfish be able to burrow in these substrates? If so, will they mess it all up or would the Super Naturals settle to the top?
Will any of these substrates hurt their sensitive barbels?
Random questions:
Will fish waste settle into the substrate and get icky like it does with my inert Aquasoil, or will it degrade and feed the plant roots?
How long does Flourite or Eco Complete nutrition for plants last? What I mean is, how long until the vitamins and minerals are used up by the plants and it becomes inert?
Do I need to use root tabs while using Flourite or Eco Complete?
I plan on laying a shallow cap of Super Naturals in either Amazon or Rio Grande.
Or just using Super Naturals alone as the sole substrate.
I have banjo catfish, pygmy corys, kuhli and zebra loaches. My questions are, will the banjo catfish be able to burrow in these substrates? If so, will they mess it all up or would the Super Naturals settle to the top?
Will any of these substrates hurt their sensitive barbels?
Random questions:
Will fish waste settle into the substrate and get icky like it does with my inert Aquasoil, or will it degrade and feed the plant roots?
How long does Flourite or Eco Complete nutrition for plants last? What I mean is, how long until the vitamins and minerals are used up by the plants and it becomes inert?
Do I need to use root tabs while using Flourite or Eco Complete?
