Disclaimer : i am not a Dutch tank guy, but i DO grow aquatic plants, just not in the way you guys are doing. I mostly do semi-emersed, and want to know your experience around this.
It is very rare to find mud as a substrate, meanwhile it is the main substrate in nature? I found that with a dirted tank , a mixture of 1:1 mud and sand being beneficial : clay mud has high cec , and it doesnt leak nutrition as much as pure soil with sand cap? Besides, i found that despite the idea of anaerobic, aquatic plants seems to root better in mud?
I know there is a concern of anaerobic but in nature, anaerobic is default and helophytic plants has evolved numerous mechanisms to overcome it. Besides, in Amazon streams and lakes, mud and sediment does not leach nutrient in water column as fast as aquasoil or potting soil.
It is very rare to find mud as a substrate, meanwhile it is the main substrate in nature? I found that with a dirted tank , a mixture of 1:1 mud and sand being beneficial : clay mud has high cec , and it doesnt leak nutrition as much as pure soil with sand cap? Besides, i found that despite the idea of anaerobic, aquatic plants seems to root better in mud?
I know there is a concern of anaerobic but in nature, anaerobic is default and helophytic plants has evolved numerous mechanisms to overcome it. Besides, in Amazon streams and lakes, mud and sediment does not leach nutrient in water column as fast as aquasoil or potting soil.
