fishdud
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TheFishBoss97 said:black makes plant colors pop out way more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as black contrast against green is MUCH stronger that white against green
think about it
get black paper and test something reen against it and do the same for white paper and look from far away to see the trutH
i do black in my tanks
i think that looks amazing as is btw
Coursair said:If you check my profile you can see pics of my tanks. I'm using black sand. I looked at white, BUT white gets dirty too easily for me. I use black sand and a dark background on my 10g Shrimp Jungle.
Philly33 said:What type of lighting? That also makes a difference.
Philly33 said:On a recommendation I went with a combo of Giesmann Aquaflora 5000k(pinkish) and Giesmann midday 6000k (white) powerchrome T5. Very natural and makes my plants and fish pop!!
Philly33 said:Here's a pic
EMD1 said:My tank has a 4 inch high mix of sand and gravel.
Black gravel and rocks trap light so darker and river dwelling fish would love. White sand is more reflective and easy to see hiding fish and fry.
I added a 20 pound bag of sand to my tank tho and it took a month to settle with daily sifting and partials.
But just so you kno the plants don't care what you got just how much of it.. Give those roots somewhere to go. The top of your tank is that planted imagine the root system.
Give em room give em air give em nutrients they'll pop