I agree with Leigh's recommendation. I would use it straight, and I might
order more than what you have described--enough to put about 2.5 inches of
the stuff down-- say have a *minimum* of 2 inches up front and gradually
slope it to 3 to 3.5 inches in the rear of the tank. Its nice looking
stuff-- take a look at
http://hometown.aol.com/brucekgeist/...e/profile.html
to see an example. (This was a sneaky way to put my pics in the ether
again.. ) Are you gonna create elevated regions of the tank? You may
want some extra substrate for terracing..

Also, I warn you up front, Flourite is a pain to rinse. You will need to
get some window screening or similar thing to rinse the stuff with a hose.
I have spent 30 to 40 minutes per bag rinsing. If you don't rinse
thoroughly, you will have a mess in your tank.

-Bruce



"LeighMo" wrote in message
...
So I ordered enough for a 1 1/2 inch layer on the bottom - in your
opinion
what should i put above it? sand or gravel or both?

I would just use it straight. If you want to put something on top of it,
suit
yourself. On the one hand, fine gravel/sand is generally better for
plants.
On the other hand, Flourite is more likely to stay under gravel than sand.
Fines tend to settle down, while large particles tend to "float" up.
(Which is
why there are always new rocks in a plowed field, even though the farmer
removes them every year.) So it might be easier to keep the Flourite
under
gravel. (Flourite is very light.)


Leigh

http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/