Is there a way to grow freshwater plants in gravel ?
Plants bought at chain stores such as Petsmart and Petco has potted plants in wool. Take off the wool and simply stick the plant into the gravel. People use sand, gravel and substrates such as Flourite or Eco-Complete for plant growth. But in gravel plants will thrive. Also you can do a DIY CO2 system which is not really needed, or simply dose the tank with Flourish as a liquid fertilizer. All this can be bought at a chain store, or look for a local fish store. As for lights people go by 2 watts per gallon, but with low-light plants any of these plants will thrive. Plants are fine while cycling a tank. As for which plants to buy, beginner and less management plants would be: java moss ( attaches to driftwood, or can freefloat) amazon sword plant ( into substrate) crypts ( substrate, but I like the driftwood look) marimo balls (moss, that just roams around the tank) hornwort ( into the substrate) flame moss ( a nice looking moss and attaches to driftwood) Most plants sold at these chain
