Just what the heading says.

Your suggestions and input much appreciated.

I used daltons aquatic mix covered with bedding sand and the plants are growing well

I use both Daltons Propagating Sand and Brightwater gravel. IMO the brightwater gravel looks better as it is darker and provides a nice contrast against the green plants.

The plants like the sand better and it still looks good, but you have to be careful when cleaning the glass so you don't pick up a piece of sand and scratch the glass, especially with the magnetic glass cleaners.

Cheers,

Matt

I use Daltons aquatic mix and propegating (sp?) sand with a small layer of grave over the top and down the front cm of the tank. Seems to work well.

has anyone used JBL aqua basis??

I just use dark aquarium gravel and have plants growing all over the place. No CO2, fertilisers or anything either

I used JBL Aqua Basis for my tanks about a year ago, but only because I hadn't heard about the Daltons mix. It has worked really well but you can imagine the cost when setting up a 2.5m long tank (and a 5ft tank, and a 4ft tank and a 3ft tank).

There's another JBL product in a small round plastic tub which is basically the same, but you mix the granules with the stones/sand and it goes a lot further.