Other than being porous, rich in nutrients and lowering the pH?
I'm picking up a new tank tomorrow and I'm debating between using soil or regular fine gravel. The way I see it is, I can lower the pH myself by using peat and I'll be adding ferts anyway. The only thing I wouldn't benefit from using gravel is that it's not as porous as soil.
Please tell me if I'm wrong, I'm still quite new to the whole high tech aquascaping. I wouldn't mind skipping on soil at all if possible, because gravel is just so much cheaper
I'm picking up a new tank tomorrow and I'm debating between using soil or regular fine gravel. The way I see it is, I can lower the pH myself by using peat and I'll be adding ferts anyway. The only thing I wouldn't benefit from using gravel is that it's not as porous as soil.
Please tell me if I'm wrong, I'm still quite new to the whole high tech aquascaping. I wouldn't mind skipping on soil at all if possible, because gravel is just so much cheaper