Tiffers27 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 My 55g tank is what I’m assuming would be considered moderately planted. My substrate is just pebble substrate. Is that okay? Most of these plants have been growing well for 2-3 months at this point so I would think if something was wrong I would know by now? Some are heavy root feeders but those get root tabs frequently and I also use liquid fertilizer as needed but they all seem to be doing mostly well. I have considered switching substrate or making sections of different substrate but I think that would do more harm than good at this point. Opinions? (All live plants except for the large one to the far left of the picture.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Burkhalter Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Keep doing root tabs and liquid ferts and it should be good forever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 gravel substrate and plants are just fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Your tank looks great--what a nice blend of textures in your plants! I also have plants in plain gravel, though my gravel is a bit smaller in size,. As fish mulm accumulates and the clay from the root tabs builds up over time (assuming you are using root tabs like the Co-op's that have clay in them) you will have more 'soil' in the substrate than you started with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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