Hi all,

I am going to upgrade tanks from a 20 gal to a 40 gal and want to get a different substrate for the new tank, but am lost for ideas. I'd love to see what you guys have done with yours. What brings out the best colors in your fish and looks awesome?

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55gallon
Light - 6500K CFL, 23wattsx5 5hr/day
Substrate - Red Mexican Clay, Sphagnum Peat moss, Eco-Complete
Misc- Pressurized CO2, EI Dose KNO3, KH2PO4, CSM-B
Plants -Limnophila Aromatica, Stargrass, Dwarf Hair Grass, Christmas Moss, Baby Tears (HM), Dwarf Baby Tears(HC), Rotala Rotundifolia, Ludwigia Glandulosa, Riccia Fluitans

where did you get your substrate? and is it under the gravel?

If you look at the link in my signature it will show you my tank after adding black sand

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http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/sta...late-3253.html

personally, i have an african mbuna cichlid 55g tank, so i put florida crushed coral in it. looks great and keeps the pH at the right range, 7.8ish

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http://www.aquariumforum.com/f2/save...fish-2930.html

This is Fluorite substrate. My plants are doing excellently in this stuff. It's expensive but worth the money for green, healthy plants. It also shows off my white betta and even my otocinclus cats very well.

I will warn you though, you MUST wash it before you put it down, and it's a real pain in the tail to get all the sediment out. It takes a bazillion washes.