I have heard several of you mention the problem of
soil in aquarium. I have used it with no ill
effects that I know of. It is standard potting
soil with peat from Home Depot. I have fluorite
(about 2inches) on top of it. It is not cloudy.
Fish have no problems. Plants are doing great
(much better than fluorite alone). Several friends
of mine also use standard soil with gravel on
top.

Could you please clarify the problem you have
experienced with soil so that I may keep an eye
out for these.

Thanks


"RedForeman ©®" wrote:

I think what she was commenting on, is in the aquaria field, you can read
100 posts, all day long, and you'll not be able to repeat it, confirm it, or
even find an arguement concering it... because there are too many
variables... in the end, you'll be back, asking why your plants won't stay
down, or why there is so much cloudiness, or why this or why that....

It's not a bad idea to listen to the 'real people' here and take note to
their advice...

Mixing gravel and soil with be a gravity question... what is heavier, will
be on bottom, logical common sense...

Keeping your costs down, usually results in a shortcut method that ends
disasterously, has before, will again....

Being over confident, will undoubtedly, kill fish, and end your stent in the
aquaria hobby.... I was there once... thought I could just throw a few fish
in a box and see what happens.... little did I know....

If you never listen to anything said in here, listen to this...
"Soil in tanks, are for advanced technical aquarists, not me, I use
Flourite, and I couldn't be happier"

Joe, get some thicker skin, be courteous and everyone here will be glad to
help you thru your Planted Tank Newbieness....

btw, I researched for way more than 2 weeks... trust me, you better keep
reading, and reading, and reading....

"Joe Zoolan" wrote in message
...
Dunter...sorry to be so stupid. I guess reporting what I've read in 100
other posts over the past 2 weeks isn't good enough for you. Thanks for
the constructive feedback...

Tim

Dunter Powries wrote:
joe wrote in message
...

...the light nature of the stuff, which is resolved with
the gravel layer on top...


Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Oh, my.