Dirt capped with gravel and sand in the tank???

Hi just new to this forum. I am very taken on the dirt idea. I already have sand in my tank and i was wondering if anyone had experience with using sand to cap dirt i know its not recommended so i was thinking of only using dirt around the edges of my tank where i plant to grow the plants, capping that with gravel and then putting san on top? Is that a terrible idea? I dono how to really use this forum so if im in the wrong place please let me know. :) cheers.

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Permalink Reply by Rizal on January 7, 2012 at 1:07pm

dirt with sand ..... bad idea...

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Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on January 7, 2012 at 1:16pm

to dirt, u must take out the sand

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Permalink Reply by Briona O Doherty on January 7, 2012 at 1:18pm

is there a way to cap the dirt with gravel and use sand in my foreground. i want corys?

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Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on January 8, 2012 at 8:04pm

there isn't much you can do ...you will have to take the sand out first.

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Permalink Reply by 2apes2gp667wr on January 8, 2012 at 8:37pm

Yes you can use gravel and sand. Use the gravel as your main cap, but in the front area where you want the carpet to be leave the gravel very thin. Then put the sand on top of that thin layer of gravel. This is done in a lot of aquascapes. In fact in Takashi Amano's tanks he uses ADA sand in the front few inches for the exact reason.