Have a 40g breeder with a sand/aragonite sub. Looking to get some Micro Sword and Moss balls in there. Nothing crazy but I don't really think they'll do that good with the aragonite base. What do you guys think?

The kH and pH ratings for these plants are spot on with what I have going on in the tank and I have LED lighting as well. Maybe give a Moss Ball a try?

Most swords are very rooty plants and will grow in just aboupt anything.

Thank you for the fast reply. I'm going to see if the LFS store by my work today has any instock. We'll see what happens.

I know my chain swords love sand.They run all through it.

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Im making a apistogramma tank and will be adding reef coral or limestone, moss balls (2-3) and some dwarf sword as "grass".

Sounds nice,dont forget to share pics!

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IMHO I would use peat moss with play sand on top.

Aragonite adds some buffering which is good for reef setups but not for fw planted.

my .02

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I think I would leave the limestone or coral rock out as it could raise the ph to much for apistos as they prefer softer water.

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I shall post some pics in due time once I get the dry reef coral on order and together. The tank is already up and running with a Ghost Knife in it and I do understand the importance of having a nice substrant but wasnt 100% on if I was going to add them or not.