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I will create an aquarium of my boyfriend ….. Its only 5 gallons desk job, but I would like to real-time plant …. Just plain aquarium gravel do? "The finest in size to be okay? I've heard from some sources is good for plants and other sources that its bad for the fish because the food gets trapped in it …. I think it would be easier than the food is stuck between the big stones ….. What do you think ….. What should I use for a 5 gallon, I'd like to decorate with a few real plants …. I think he likes the look of the aquarium sand ….. Can you even plant plants in the sand of the aquarium ??!?!?!? Nosoop4u ….. yer tank online vi … their purr-ing. yes, I'm getting a 10 watt fluorescent "Coralife" bulb brand to the tank …. Plan of just putting a bit of Java fern and baby tears there for him …. a piece of driftwood, and some rocks well Lake Michigan Outta me (type of quartz, no acid reaction)

Gravel would be nice, but totally devoid of nutrients for plants. Unless you get a substrate for specific plants, it really does not matter what you use. You absolutely can use sand (I'm using sand in my 55 gallon planted tank!) I prefer diatomaceous earth (pool filter sand), although it may be difficult to find such small amounts of the same … Plants need three main things to grow: light, nutrients and CO2. The fish will provide all the required CO2 for a small tank, and most nutirients (depending on the species of plants you choose). With a specific spectrum (either 6.500 to 6.700 K or K 10,000) "B", which saw improvement in growth compared to standard fluorescent bulbs and absolutely incandescent light blows out of the water. If your boyfriend chooses to keep low-maintenance plants like Java moss, Java Fern, Hornwort, Anubias, Banana Plant Water Sprite, and Cryptocoryne, you really do not have to worry about adding fertilizer or CO2 (which is great). Back to your original question: gravel or sand would be well. The sand is better for root growth, but only insofar as they do not compact (either through constant strain or Malaysian trumpet snails). Using diatomaceous earth (sand pool filter), can cheaply and efficiently (which contains the nutrients needed for plant growth), roots and grow their plants. Gravel will allow your plants to take root, but not feed. Feel free to email me if you have any questions. Soop Nazi EDIT: Arena only will be unable to keep the plants in place if it is too superficial. You'll want at least 1.5 "of sand to properly secure their facilities. Cleaing As only vacuum cleaner hose above the sand so that the waste material light is absorbed while the sand is more dense behind. EDIT 2: I tried everything the tears of baby, and I was lucky to zero … if you can get it to grow, more power to you, but could be better (especially if you want to go low-tech) with Marsilea species, dwarf sag, or the sword of the chain …

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