substrate questions

Lindsey · 07-02-2008, 09:57 PM

I've checked out my local pet shops and neither of them carry substrate. Is there anywhere online that anyone has ordered from? Is there something specific that I should look for?

trashion · 07-02-2008, 10:37 PM

I got my eco-complete on eBay. What do you need substrate for? Plant susbtrate? Cichlid substrate?

Lindsey · 07-02-2008, 11:04 PM

yes, plants. I have a few in gravel right now but they don't seem to be doing so well.

trashion · 07-02-2008, 11:14 PM

I have Eco-Complete, I got it on eBay. What kind of plants are you trying to grow? What's your lighting?

Lindsey · 07-02-2008, 11:32 PM

I have low lighting (about 1 wpg) so I'd like just java fern and some Anubias.

trashion · 07-02-2008, 11:38 PM

Hmm. Well, neither of those are supposed to be planted in the gravel, so that could be your issue. You can bury the thin roots, but you need to keep the hard, stem-like part (the rhizome) above the gravel.

**JustOneMore20** · 07-03-2008, 03:55 PM

I agree, I would take them out of the gravel and tie them to a rock or something (wood, decorations work too).

If you were to increase your lighting in the future, that is when I would worry about getting a different substrate.

Save your money for now.

welchrock · 07-09-2008, 05:29 AM

If you were to still go with Eco-Complete, it priced out quite well for me on petsolutions.com. It was $19 for 20 pounds (a few dollars cheaper than doctorsfoster.com) and an amazingly low rate of $9.99 shipping, when I had 60 pounds in my 'cart'.

07-02-2008, 09:57 PM	#1
Lindsey Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: WA Age: 22 Posts: 37 User Feedback: (0)	substrate questions I've checked out my local pet shops and neither of them carry substrate. Is there anywhere online that anyone has ordered from? Is there something specific that I should look for?

07-02-2008, 10:37 PM	#2
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 932 User Feedback: (0)	I got my eco-complete on eBay. What do you need substrate for? Plant susbtrate? Cichlid substrate? __________________ current setup: 15 gallon, planted w/ pressurized co2, 55watts PC lighting, EI fert dosing. -5 harlequin rasboras -7 Aspidoras pauciradiatus (sixray or false corydoras) for reference: my name is Julie

07-02-2008, 11:14 PM	#4
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 932 User Feedback: (0)	I have Eco-Complete, I got it on eBay. What kind of plants are you trying to grow? What's your lighting? __________________ current setup: 15 gallon, planted w/ pressurized co2, 55watts PC lighting, EI fert dosing. -5 harlequin rasboras -7 Aspidoras pauciradiatus (sixray or false corydoras) for reference: my name is Julie

07-02-2008, 11:38 PM	#6
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 932 User Feedback: (0)	Hmm. Well, neither of those are supposed to be planted in the gravel, so that could be your issue. You can bury the thin roots, but you need to keep the hard, stem-like part (the rhizome) above the gravel. __________________ current setup: 15 gallon, planted w/ pressurized co2, 55watts PC lighting, EI fert dosing. -5 harlequin rasboras -7 Aspidoras pauciradiatus (sixray or false corydoras) for reference: my name is Julie

07-03-2008, 03:55 PM	#7
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,404 User Feedback: (2)	I agree, I would take them out of the gravel and tie them to a rock or something (wood, decorations work too). If you were to increase your lighting in the future, that is when I would worry about getting a different substrate. Save your money for now. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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07-02-2008, 11:04 PM	#3
Lindsey Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: WA Age: 22 Posts: 37 User Feedback: (0)	yes, plants. I have a few in gravel right now but they don't seem to be doing so well.

07-02-2008, 11:32 PM	#5
Lindsey Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: WA Age: 22 Posts: 37 User Feedback: (0)	I have low lighting (about 1 wpg) so I'd like just java fern and some Anubias.

07-09-2008, 05:29 AM	#8
welchrock Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 27 Posts: 74 User Feedback: (0)	If you were to still go with Eco-Complete, it priced out quite well for me on petsolutions.com. It was $19 for 20 pounds (a few dollars cheaper than doctorsfoster.com) and an amazingly low rate of $9.99 shipping, when I had 60 pounds in my 'cart'. __________________ 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.

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