Sand Substrate or Gravel Substrate?

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Which substrate size is good for a planted tank substrate?

  • Sand

    Votes: 14 38.9%
  • Small Gravel

    Votes: 13 36.1%
  • Larger Gravel (Pea Gravel)

    Votes: 1 2.8%
  • They will all work good

    Votes: 8 22.2%

  • Total voters
    36

DAVIDFBT

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Sand. If you have a small plant, like Dwarf Hairgrass, you can suck it up if you're doing a gravel vac. With sand, the poo stays on the surface and you can float your vac over it so it takes out the lighter than sand poop.
 

taku

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Annyone have pics for comparison purposes? I haven't seen a sand freshwater planted before
 
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