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Substrate question
My 60cm planted tank has course gravel approx. 5mm in diameter and I think
the plants are not reaching their potential. I was wondering if adding a finer gravel to the top and mixing it in whilst vacuuming would help or whether I need to bite the bullet and go for the complete rebuild. Any suggestions would be very welcome. |
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Might help but the larger gravel will always end up on top.
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:52:08 +0100, "Jon W" wrote: My 60cm planted tank has course gravel approx. 5mm in diameter and I think the plants are not reaching their potential. I was wondering if adding a finer gravel to the top and mixing it in whilst vacuuming would help or whether I need to bite the bullet and go for the complete rebuild. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Semper Fi! Visit the forums at Aqua Botanic! http://aquabotanicwetthumb.infopop.cc/#1 Need Nitrate or Potassium for your tank? Go to www.litemanu.com (Just a happy customer of the above!) |
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"Jon W" wrote in message ...
My 60cm planted tank has course gravel approx. 5mm in diameter and I think the plants are not reaching their potential. I was wondering if adding a finer gravel to the top and mixing it in whilst vacuuming would help or whether I need to bite the bullet and go for the complete rebuild. Any suggestions would be very welcome. I have done this successfully: http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net/plant/lotech.html Try it, you've got nothing to lose! Mike. -- Mike Edwardes Tropicals http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net |
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Good point. I may as well go for the strip down rather than waste a load of
gravel. "Rex Grigg" wrote in message ... Might help but the larger gravel will always end up on top. On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:52:08 +0100, "Jon W" wrote: My 60cm planted tank has course gravel approx. 5mm in diameter and I think the plants are not reaching their potential. I was wondering if adding a finer gravel to the top and mixing it in whilst vacuuming would help or whether I need to bite the bullet and go for the complete rebuild. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Semper Fi! Visit the forums at Aqua Botanic! http://aquabotanicwetthumb.infopop.cc/#1 Need Nitrate or Potassium for your tank? Go to www.litemanu.com (Just a happy customer of the above!) |
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Any suggestions would be very welcome. I have done this successfully: http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net/plant/lotech.html Try it, you've got nothing to lose! Mike. Thanks. I like the idea of making it as low tech and low maintenance as possible. |
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