Re: [APD] Moving substrate

["Brown, Daniel" <dpbrown at ea_com>]

I currently use pond substrate under a layer of gravel in my planted
tank (used special aquarium stuff eco-complete for years previously) and
my plants are loving it, its very cheap so my wallet is happy too :)
Perhaps you could do use that instead of aquarium specific substrate as
you can buy it cheaply and in bulk from most garden centres.  The only
thing to watch out for are pond substrates with chemical additives
(fertiliser) and the ones with the little polystyrene balls in them.

Hope that helps,

Daniel

-----Original Message-----
From: aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com
[mailto:aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com] On Behalf Of Dennis Dietz
Sent: 12 June 2007 14:54
To: aquatic plants digest
Subject: Re: [APD] Moving substrate

I believe the problem is that the moving company won't touch anything
wet or liquid.  In that case, I suggest spreading the substrate on
plastic or a tarp in the sun for an afternoon.  

Good luck moving!
Dennis

RMGTBTS at aol_com wrote:
> at the costs these days of substrates,  i would save it. go to  home 
> depot or the equivalent and buy some dry wall buckets and tops. Rinse 
> the  substrate first put in the buckets seal them with tape and when 
> you get to your destination just rinse really well. again. Put in some

> Amquel to neutralize any ammonia and go.
>  
> its what i did when we moved from houston to boston didn't have any  
> problems
>  
> rich green
> milton ma
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