Hi all,
Currently the tank has gravel substrate and mostly planted with val plus some fake rocks.
I was looking to improve the substrate and read that clay will help with cation exchange to plants? So I was looking at Eco complete or seachem fluorite. To be honest I don't quite understand why the clay will help and the plants just can't pull the elements needed from the darn water column?
But I saw a bag of hydroponics clay balls about half inch size in the hardware store. I was going to get a bag and see how one or two clay balls sit in a bucket for a bit and then see if they break up at all as the balls look a bit big. But they would be convenient as I could just push a few dozen into the substrate each water change quite readily. That way I wouldn't really disturb the plants.
Has anyone tried this or have any comments?
Currently the tank has gravel substrate and mostly planted with val plus some fake rocks.
I was looking to improve the substrate and read that clay will help with cation exchange to plants? So I was looking at Eco complete or seachem fluorite. To be honest I don't quite understand why the clay will help and the plants just can't pull the elements needed from the darn water column?
But I saw a bag of hydroponics clay balls about half inch size in the hardware store. I was going to get a bag and see how one or two clay balls sit in a bucket for a bit and then see if they break up at all as the balls look a bit big. But they would be convenient as I could just push a few dozen into the substrate each water change quite readily. That way I wouldn't really disturb the plants.
Has anyone tried this or have any comments?
