RE: [APD] substrate

["Douglas Guynn" <d_guynn at sbcglobal.net>]

I would not used straight RO water if you will have fish in your tank. There
are minerals and trace elements in the water that the fish need. Plus if you
put them in straight RO water, you wind up with fish with too much water in
its tissues when it tries to come to equilibrium.

Just my 2 cents worth... Contrary opinions welcome.


-----Original Message-----
From: aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com
[mailto:aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com]On Behalf Of Glenn Attwood
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 7:31 PM
To: aquatic plants digest
Subject: Re: [APD] substrate


If you want sand, go with sand, or onyx sand it you want the buffering
(but that kind of an odd mix with RO).  Also, if you are going to use
pure RO water, your better off going without co2 injection as your pH
may be too unstable.

FWIW I've seen some very large, good looking Discus living and growing
in Toronto tapwater with a dKH ~7.

Just my $0.02CDN.

Glenn

cowiew at bellsouth_net wrote:
> This is my first post so please bear with me, thanks.
> I had decided on Sechem Flourite as a substrate possibly covered with
sand. I’ve recently read some posts on ECO-COMPLETE from Carib Sea and would
like to find out more about this product. I’m unable to find reports or any
comparisons of eco-complete to Flourite or other substrate products, or user
comments. Can anyone help?
> Setup: 135 Gal tank, for Discus and live plants. 2Watts/Gal. light,
84-86F, RO water aged in peat, CO2, PH 6.5. This tank is still being planned
so my choices can easily change. I would like to avoid as many “set-up”
problems as possible by doing my home work first.
> Thank you for any help you can give me,
> Ftlaud806.
>
>
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