plant and sand help

[remy the cook]

anyone know what plant this is, I wasn't able to pronounce the name at the pet store, and does anyone know if the Quikrete play sand works in aquariums?

29g
2 Blood Fin Tetra's
7 Glow Light Tetra's
5 Cherry Barb's

 

[nereksnad]

greetings.

on the sand part, personally i would not recommend any gravel with grain size below 0.5mm, it blocks off circulation of water and that can cause plant roots to rot. some people appear to have been able to get rid of that by using snails that dig into the gravel and sturr it up.

 

[remy the cook]

how do I find out the size of the grain?

 

[brennae]

I use play sand and have no problems. Others on here use pool filter sand. And others use blasting sand. Its all a matter of personal preference.

 

[remy the cook]

now that this thread is showing up, I'm trying to find out how to delete the other one I made

 

[fort384]

The plant appears to be A. gracillis or A. senegalensis, or more likely ludwigia inclinata or ludwigia repens.