BettaFishMommy Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 i have no trouble at all growing plants in play sand - anubias, crypts, swords, crinums, etc. i don't have mts to stir up the sand, but i do 'chop' it with a plastic card now and then during a water change to keep it from compacting too much. my bn pleco uproots the odd plant, but she used to do the same in another planted tank with gravel sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanceb Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I just recently switched my gravel over to Aragonite and the africans seem to love it. Its been 3 days since i put it in and my water is still not totally clear yet though, thats the only downside i can see thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdogg Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I used White dolomite from kenroc biulding supllies very dusty took forever to clean. It's available in a variety of sizes and sorry dan't remeber the size I ended up going with but it looks good. Tropheus and Eretmodus cyanostictus are doing great in it!!! I remeber it being the cheapest option I could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koilady Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Why don't you guys used crushed coral? I think it's better to keep your KH up, only thing i did notice was i had a low salt level. Sat about .2% (point 2) then with regular water changes it's stayed down to pretty much nothing but my KH doesn't shift like it used to. I also have lots of stacked chunks of mountain coral and wood for everyone to hide in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herpetology! Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Will cichlids still nest properly in pebble size substrate, which I have observed they can move, or will they require sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 They'll do fine in gravel - when cichlids want to spawn, not much will stop them. Of course, I'm assuming you have SA/CA or some of the common Africans. There are some some cichlids that are a bit more difficult, but the typical ones found in LFS or Kijiji are usually less demanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc_Polit Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Why don't you guys used crushed coral? Another thing to bear in mind......if you are keeping mouth brooders, the crushed coral has sharp edges that "can" damage eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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