Hi Guys,
I'm currently running a 180L (100cm) tank and I've got Tesco lightweight cat litter in there at the moment. It's really annoying stuff because while it looks good and doesn't disintegrate after time, it is just too light to reliably hold plants down. Nearly every morning I get up to a tank of floating plants which have been bashed about all night and look worse for ware. I imagine molar clay and Akadama would also have this problem.
So I'm looking for something new. I'm aware of the different types and to some extent the pitfalls and benefits of some of the products out there. My problem is the cost of some of these substrates as to get anything near a decent slope on a 100cm tank would cost a decent wedge of cash. I don't mind splashing out on such a thing if its worth it. I will continue to dose EI and inject CO2.
So what should I get? Would you go inert? Base layer? My only "must have" is that it is durable and will hold my plants in place.
Look forward to your suggestions.
I'm currently running a 180L (100cm) tank and I've got Tesco lightweight cat litter in there at the moment. It's really annoying stuff because while it looks good and doesn't disintegrate after time, it is just too light to reliably hold plants down. Nearly every morning I get up to a tank of floating plants which have been bashed about all night and look worse for ware. I imagine molar clay and Akadama would also have this problem.
So I'm looking for something new. I'm aware of the different types and to some extent the pitfalls and benefits of some of the products out there. My problem is the cost of some of these substrates as to get anything near a decent slope on a 100cm tank would cost a decent wedge of cash. I don't mind splashing out on such a thing if its worth it. I will continue to dose EI and inject CO2.
So what should I get? Would you go inert? Base layer? My only "must have" is that it is durable and will hold my plants in place.
Look forward to your suggestions.