Substrate help

**dbizal** · February 9th, 2014

I have ordered the following:
1 x Oak-leavesx100
1 x Sphagnum-moss-pack-1.5L
1 x Tropical Pillow Moss
1 x Tropical Sheet Moss x 1

So should I mix in that Sphagnum in with the Eco Earth? Or should I buy something else to mix in with it?

**deranged chipmunk** · February 9th, 2014

that is a different kind of sphagnum. that will be long fiber sphagnum moss. it is a dehydrated version of live sphagnum moss. you would want peat moss. similar item, but more like a dirt.

**dbizal** · February 9th, 2014

I have some cocoa peat left over from my planted fish tank (yeah bad idea using peat in it, I know this first hand and was recommended wrongly), it is about a third of a compressed brick, I could water it down and mix that in? Would that help with plant growth?

**deranged chipmunk** · February 9th, 2014

are you talking about a compressed bale of peat moss? if so, then yes, that would work. not sure why you had an issue using it in a planted tank, i use peat moss in all my planted tanks. i also use it in the aquatic sections of my paludariums. wouldn't put a tank tank together without it.