Stan Perkins
----- Original Message -----
From: "John B" <bongi_at_cox-internet.com>
To: "Nanfa" <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:02 PM
Subject: NANFA-- busy vermin
> A few months back I redid my planted tank. I put potting soil on the
> base and covered with 1-3" of gravel. I also planted with mostly native
> Texas plants etc. Shortly after I planted small neat piles of dirt
> started to appear on the surface of the gravel, mostly at the base of
> the stemmed plants. Now, virtually all the dirt is above the gravel.
> It must be due to some worm, correct? Or is the gravel sinking and the
> soil is displacing the gravel? I did not place a layer of sphagnum or
> of the like between layers. It (or the phenomenon) has completely mucked
> up the tank and obviously I have to redo it. I have looked and have
> never seen "hide nor hair" of the critter but I am wondering if anyone
> has had the same experience and what was attributed to it.
>
> John
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