gamma_draconis
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I am just starting out with a 29 gal setup and although I have no immediate plans to plant anything I opted to get Fluorite from my LFS instead of plain gravel when I got the setup package for my tank. I figured that at some point down the line I will want to go planted and it would be better to already have a nutrient-rich substrate rather than trying to change it out.
However, I've heard that Fluorite is quite cloudy as substrates go. I know that it will definitely be cloudy when I first put it in (no matter how many rinses I do), but I was wondering if it re-clouds after PWCs? Will this be an ongoing problem or is really only when you first set up the tank? Is the cloudiness worth the added benefits for growing plants?
However, I've heard that Fluorite is quite cloudy as substrates go. I know that it will definitely be cloudy when I first put it in (no matter how many rinses I do), but I was wondering if it re-clouds after PWCs? Will this be an ongoing problem or is really only when you first set up the tank? Is the cloudiness worth the added benefits for growing plants?