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welchrock · 07-06-2008, 08:05 AM

Kristin - other than creating a lot of work and mess for myself, would using pond dirt present me with any problems?

Some of what I've read leads me to believe that with my light setup (1.7 wpg) that I wouldn't be able to take advantage of all the nutrients in Eco-Complete anyways, so using a less nutrient-rich alternative wouldn't have much of an impact on my plants. For the most part I'm just looking for something that provides more nutrients than gravel, while making my tank look more professional and holding my groundcover plants.

07-06-2008, 08:05 AM	#19
welchrock Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 27 Posts: 74 User Feedback: (0)	Kristin - other than creating a lot of work and mess for myself, would using pond dirt present me with any problems? Some of what I've read leads me to believe that with my light setup (1.7 wpg) that I wouldn't be able to take advantage of all the nutrients in Eco-Complete anyways, so using a less nutrient-rich alternative wouldn't have much of an impact on my plants. For the most part I'm just looking for something that provides more nutrients than gravel, while making my tank look more professional and holding my groundcover plants. __________________ 46G bowfront: 1 large snakeskin gourami, 1 blue gourami, 2 pearl gouramis, 4 yellow honey gouramis, 12 black neon tetras, 1 albino pleco. All gourami's are female as far as I know. Lighting: 78 Watts (1.7 wpg) T5HO Plants: Java Moss, Marsilea Minutia, Dwarf Sagittaria and a lot of fakes.