Re: NANFA-- kitty litter

William Allen jr. (billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com)
Tue, 15 May 2001 22:14:07 -0500

I'm not as sold on "straight" gravel as is Rhonda, I've tried potting soil
UNDER gravel which is not too bad, but still kinda gives your water the
"weak tea" look. I've mixed lime pellets WITH the potting soil, which keeps
the alkalinity up, but takes DAYS to clear up!

I'm experimenting with pool filter sand - a real coarse sand, which looks
promising, but the jury is still out.
Bill Allen
----- Original Message -----
From: Gupp <gupp_at_naturalaquariums.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- kitty litter

> Personally I wouldn't bother with any clay. I tried laterite, didn't see
> any difference, I've tried using potting soil, under gravel. It's a
> mess. This stuff is just as likely to end up as a stinky mess that will
> kill everything as a great planted tank. I use plain old aquarium
> gravel. The only fertilizer I use is fish poop. It's all very easy, and
> inexpensive. I have great plant growth. Some of the other worries about
> using sand, clay, etc. First gravel is nice because, the poop and mulm
> sifts into it and fills between the gravel, it's just like mulch in
> gardens. With sands and other stuff there isn't any place for it to go
> so it sits on the top of the substrate, unless you siphon the bottom
> lot's. And when using that other stuff you have to be careful with the
> siphon, don't want to suck out your clay, and when you refill your tanks
> you have to be really careful so it doesn't end up as a big cloud in
> your tank. Anyway, I wouldn't bother with any of that stuff, just seems
> to make the job harder without that much benefit.
>
> Rhonda
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