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RE: diatomaceous earth/clay???
Samm;
I believe what this is really called is Fullers Earth. This is more closer
related to Kitty Litter than diatomaceous earth.
Tom Bates
Allentown, PA
>Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 08:58:32 -0800 (PST)
>From: samm <wmaster26 at yahoo_com>
>Subject: diatomacous earth/clay???
>Hi everyone...
>in search of alternative substrate material--other
>than the 2-3mm gravel which seems to have disappeared
>off the face of the planet!--I ran accross something
>interesting at the LAPS (local auto parts store)
>yesterday. They material is used for absorbing oil
>off of the ground and the package says that it can
>absorb oil/moisture equal to its own wait...the
>packaging also says that the stuff is "diatomacous"
>earth??? I believe this might be similar? different?
>in some ways to the kitty litter stuff which says
>"ground clay"...I looked this up in the archives and
>it seems that diatomacous earth is posted for being
>used in the pool? as diatom filter? but this can't be
>right--can it?--since the stuff sells for $4 for a
>50lb bag??? could I have misspelled it????
>I am interested in how this stuff differs from the
>ground caly? is it possibly useful for the substrate?
>if not...how about as diatom powder (how)???
>please shed some light on this for me!
>thanks,
>samm, Los Angeles
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