Living SoilAquarium and fully submerged plants
Water sprite: substrate and planted tank guide
Water sprite is in Living Soil's Aquarium and fully submerged plants group. Plants growing entirely underwater in a tank: a thin layer of soil under a gravel cap, which is a different job from a pond basket. Its guide gathers what published references say about feeding, spotting problems and cautions, with 2 mixes that suit it.
What the water sprite guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Feeding1
- Spotting problems1
- Cautions1
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Substrates that suit water sprite
Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.
Good to know
- pH: the references give 6.6 to 6.6 for aquarium and fully submerged plants in general.
- The mistake to avoid: Pushing houseplant fertilizer sticks or water lily tablets into the soil under submerged plants. Bacteria turn their sulfate into hydrogen sulfide, which can kill plant roots.
- Also known as: indian fern, ceratopteris, ceratopteris thalictroides and water fern
Questions
What is the best substrate for water sprite?
Living Soil lists 2 mixes that suit water sprite, each from a published reference. They include Aquarium soil layer for hard water and Aquarium soil layer for soft water. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.
What pH does water sprite need?
The references give pH 6.6 to 6.6 for aquarium and fully submerged plants in general.
Is the water sprite guide free?
Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.
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