Eco complete? Also best t5 ho brand?

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Okay so my tank is a 55g. It has normal black gravel. I have a newly purchased coralife with 4 t5 ho. Here is my question is it worth replacing my old gravel to Eco complete? It will cost me like $100. Also the light fixture I have was originally a SW light. So it have 2 1200k bulbs and 2 actinic bulbs. I'm going to replace the two 1200k bulbs with two giesemann bulbs to better suit my plants. Will this fixture be good or should I also replace the two actinic bulbs as well. IK these will do nothing for my plants.
http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums...2-514C-43BB-8A6D-871AEDDB91BB_zpsq955zini.png here are the two bulbs by giesemann I was going to buy. Should I replace the Actinics with flora sun by zoo med?

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Is Eco complete considered gravel or is it sand?


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Regular Eco complete is more of a gravel but Eco complete "fine" is more of a sand. The "fine" is a little easier to plant in but I think it's typically a little more expensive too. Both are good at nutrient uptake though.
 
Amodan I'm pretty sure you have a t5 ho fixture what are your four bulbs you have in it?


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You can always use sand and root tabs, or cap Eco with cheaper sand.

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The actinic bulbs (which are blue) are not considered good for planted tanks...but coral. I use 2 midday and 2 aquaflora for my fixture and the plants doing very well.
I would replace the gravel with eco complete as well
 
Yea I'm getting a midday and an aqua flora. I was advised to only only get two bulbs as I don't have a co2 system. The actinic while doesn't do any good for plants also doesn't do anything bad so I will just keep them for aesthetic reasons.


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How the does the mix of aqua flora and midday look?


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Bought the two giesemann and 96 lbs of activ flora


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