Fwfish182

What is the best method to keeping live plants with a sand substrate? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks! And happy late 4th to everyone.

sirdarksol

I use a mix of 50/50 sand and fluorite.
If the sand is already in the tank, just be sure to use some sort of fertilizer, either spikes or tabs, and you should be good.

griffin

it also depends on how many plants you want in your tank and how many fish/how much you feed them.

i have plants in a sand substrate, and they do fine. i do use a water fertilizer, but no tabs or spikes and no substrate fertilizer.

hope that helps