Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#16
|
|||
|
|||
gravel or sand?
On Wed, 1 Jan 2003 21:36:54 -0500, "Bruce Geist"
wrote: 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 You are trying to hard Bruce. I can rinse a bag in about 10 minutes. The secret is not to beat the stuff to death and not to use the red as it is much dustier. What I do is put half a bag in a Rubber Maid tub, then using a hose end sprayer I give it a good hard spraying, then I dump the water and spray some more, about three to five cycles of this is good enough, and it saves most of the fines. Then put the stuff in your tank, place a pie tin or a plate on it and directing the flow of water onto the pie tin or plate fill the tank slowly. Last tank I did this with was a 10 gallon with a full bag of Flourite and the water was clear in about 10 minutes. |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
gravel or sand?
Bruce Geist wrote ... ...(This was a sneaky way to put my pics in the ether again.. ... Tank looks real nice. Can anyone recommend a product for keeping fish from moving while having their picture taken with a digital camera? kush |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
gravel or sand?
"kush" wrote in message
... Bruce Geist wrote ... ...(This was a sneaky way to put my pics in the ether again.. ... Tank looks real nice. Can anyone recommend a product for keeping fish from moving while having their picture taken with a digital camera? Do you want them to survive, or just pose for the picture? If survival is not that important, maybe a little vodka, clove oil, there must be something to slow them down. Note: This is intended as a joke in poor taste. Anyone that takes this as a serious suggestion needs to relax a bit. ;^) chet |
#19
|
|||
|
|||
gravel or sand?
Hey Bruce,
Nice input with the photos haha. What are the small forground plants? I like those what are your stats with that tank? lighting? co2? flourite substrate of course Dustin "Bruce Geist" wrote in message ... 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/ |
#20
|
|||
|
|||
gravel or sand?
What are the small forground plants? I
like those Those are chain swords, Echinodorus tenellus. There actually not doing so well right now. I just added some plant tabs to the substrate below these plants. I hope they will pep up. I thinned them rather dramitically recently, and they have not yet recovered. I inject CO2, have 385 watts of CF lighting, an Eheim filter (2028). what are your stats with that tank? lighting? co2? flourite substrate of course Dustin "Bruce Geist" wrote in message ... 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/ |
#21
|
|||
|
|||
gravel or sand?
chet wrote:
"kush" wrote in message ... Bruce Geist wrote ... ...(This was a sneaky way to put my pics in the ether again.. ... Tank looks real nice. Can anyone recommend a product for keeping fish from moving while having their picture taken with a digital camera? Do you want them to survive, or just pose for the picture? If survival is not that important, maybe a little vodka, clove oil, there must be something to slow them down. What about jelly? ) should keep the fish in right place. No need to wait for the fish. Note: This is intended as a joke in poor taste. Anyone that takes this as a serious suggestion needs to relax a bit. ;^) chet Jellyfish aka Arild Madsen |
Reply |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Gravel Amount - Gravel | Ponds | |||
Gravel or no gravel | Ponds | |||
Sand or Gravel? | Freshwater Aquaria Plants | |||
Sand sand and sand | Gardening | |||
Sand or Gravel? | Freshwater Aquaria Plants |