Hey guys, what do yall think is the best substrate of there for a planted tank. I am trying to start up a 55 gallon planted tank I have sand and pea gravel in there right now but i heard that sand can compact causeing anaroobis zones which is bad for the fish and i dont want to have to deal with that problem even if the solution is just stirring up the sand. I need a substrate that won't conpact but is affordable and looks good i have heard that Seachem Fluorite but do i need to mis it with any other subsrates? Can you guys help me out. Thanks

I use the caribsea eco - complete planted -good stuff that and its black as well which is a nice contrast

oh yes and i also need something that is completely inert i forgot about that

Depends what plants you want. I've got pea gravel in one tank - the plants are perfectly healthy. Then sand in another - again, the plants are perfectly healthy.
Some plants are fine without specialised plant substrate, but most if not all will do better with specialised substrate such as caribsea eco as Keith has suggested.

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well ive used sand and gravel and as long as the sand isnt too deep your fine. sometimes tho you get algae on the glass below sand level but its easy enough to clean and my corydoras end up eating it so itsgood all round. but playsands the cheapest option (about 3 quid for 25kg)and its completly inhert

is caribsea eco inert?