Best substrate for planted aquarium?

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When I put my EC in, it clouded up my water for two days. Didn't bother me because I was cycling, but it's worth noting.
 
I have EC over dirt. My plants do very well and I don't dose ferts very much. I have a feeling its more the dirt than the EC but I like the black substrate look.
 
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