well well well, wonder of wonders. Gail the idiotic bimbo ***** that
did not have the guts to follow up on becoming a mod for Ron
Schompert. She instead decided to suck Ron and Derejs dick full time
instead.
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:21:29 GMT, "Gail Futoran"
<futoran@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
<<>>"Dax Mickelson" <daxm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
<<>>news:137fl2ae0cacpbe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Richard ***ton wrote:
<<>>>
<<>>>> In article <137c4906nkckk42@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
<<>>>> Dax MIckelson <daxm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
<<>>>>>Hello all. I've had a fish tank for most of my life. Recently
<<>>>>>I've
<<>>>>>decided to create a tank that is mostly plants with some sup****tive
<<>>>>>fish.
<<>>>>>
<<>>>>>I've created a substrate that is composed of vermiculite and soil
<<>>>>>(50/50
<<>>>>>and about 2-3 inches deep) topped by about 1/2 inch of general
<<>>>>>purpose
<<>>>>>sand. My plants are growing well and showing good color and my
<<>>>>>fish
<<>>>>>look healthy too. HOWEVER, my substrate has swelled about 1/2 to 1
<<>>>>>inch. If I push on it a ton of gas bubbles come out. Is this a
<<>>>>>bad
<<>>>>>thing?
<<>>>>
<<>>>> It's not particularly bad. People still use vermiculite? That's so
<<>>>> 80's
<<>>>> :-)
<<>>>>
<<>>>>
<<>>>> (There's no particular advantage to using vermiculite, it's more
<<>>>> im****tant
<<>>>> to fertilize properly).
<<>>>>
<<>>>>
<<>>>>
<<>>>>
<<>>>
<<>>> Not vermiculite? That is all I've read about to use. I'm new to
<<>>> aquascaping. What do you recommend then?
<<>>
<<>>There are a number of online articles that might
<<>>be helpful. Here is one that I found useful:
<<>>http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_substrate.htm
<<>>
<<>>I use Profile with gravel over, and it works
<<>>well enough. I don't add CO2, use plants that
<<>>do well without much fuss (light, fert, etc.), and
<<>>I have small jungles in my tanks. Fish are
<<>>healthy, monthly partial water changes are
<<>>sufficient.
<<>>
<<>>Gail
<<>>
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