Re: [APD] Myths about substrates

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

Plants roots do a great job of moving things in and out of
the substrate. I can tell you from my own few examples that
a half dozen years of very heavy fish load doesn't have to
turn the substrate foul at the depths you're talking about
-- but then, I tend to plant plants that grow extensive
root systems in the back where the substrate is deepest.

sh
--- Jim Swinford <gswinford2 at comcast_net> wrote:

> Being an Aquarist for more decades than theres been dirt,
> I've seen a lot of Myths come and go.  One that has
> intriged me lately has been the one that if you have
> gravel over a certain depth, it goes bad(pick your
> depth). Anerobotic bacteria, etc. have been blamed for
> this.  I'd like to  set up a 120 gal. H(48x24x30) with a
> group of rocks in the center and gravel(play sand) about
> 6"-8" deep tapering to about 2" in the front and sides. 
> There are a lot of people here with more knowledge than
> I, so is this one myth that can be debunced or
> not?...thanks, Jim
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